just now 3/4 full taking a side glance every now and then awaiting the filling
or so it seemed
he
because somehow the moon is he
said how long do you think I’ve been here watching the world go ’round the sun
seeing the faces change like the weather years
no more
centuries and still you keep coming
eyes turned skyward expecting something in me to
change
or change you
listen now to my voice
you change every moment
beyond breath even
change is not what you seek
to return most often is what you are truly after
while it appears I come back to the same place over and over like the rhythm of seasons there on your earth
there is never a returning even for me
this is a lesson if you can hear it all it takes is gazing long enough into one clear light
keeping the glance in its direction as you go on
knowing it always fulfills
not change and not return
something more like all the parts pulled back together
recognizable
a sigh and step the requirement of
thanksgiving