Would it ever hurt to leave

those moments of staring into the mountains?

The light tower on Mount Elden—

 

I cry for it, not knowing what will become

of the heart lost within boulders, grey

against  the sky and the far off sea.

 

Seven points make up the Big Dipper.

and they always stay in position—

as we look above the light tower on Mount Elden.

 

Nights spent a midst the culture dish of stars—

shining in from the past.  Light years

away from anywhere I could find myself.

 

Early morning, Flagstaff, coming all around me

with the common chill of elevation.

And I wonder would it ever hurt to leave

that light tower on Mount Elden? 

 

Written in 2004 at 12:07 a.m. — revisited in 2012 at 11:26 p.m.