Dawn breaks across all land,
despite us and without us.
Cold cold has been this night.
All the molecules
of water, air, and soil
have quieted their
agitation,
acquiesced to cooling,
clung to each other
within crystals
that shimmer bright
by this cold clear
morning’s light.
No single molecule
proclaims majesty
over others.
No single molecule
cowers in dread
of all its brothers.
Self-interest is level,
uniformly
accommodating
throughout the realm.
Their creed:
Enjoy what warmth there is
when heat is nigh.
Make new friends
when heat retreats.
Their world, their creed,
was born of them
and has sustained
since long before
we did ever come.
And will sustain,
despite us and without us,
for long long long time,
well after we have gone,
returned to soil and air,
and to crystals that shimmer
by radiant light
on cold cold
cold cold mornings bright.
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Saturday, January 27th, 2018
Badlands National Park
SD
USA
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