Changes

I stepped outside to the Meditation Stone

needing a moment, a little time for pause to be alone

breathe in, breathe out, I sang to the rocks and to the wind

breathe in, breathe out, all journeys draw to an end



Inside your eyes open wide, their colour returned to blue

I drew the bell from its place, and held it close to you

while the sun began to set, your spirit alighted from its cage

going with a full moon ascending as though prearranged

Outside the birds still sung in trees while rabbits crouched in grasses

stratus cloud shift-shape sunbright sifted edges obscure glasses

And me, I weightless drifted from there to here in silence and relief

the train had come and you'd climbed aboard, another soul released