wandering the tundra

seeking warmth
finding fire-shaped ice

There is no Away

Let us go now
-spread ourselves from out this doorway

Make, not a path
but a carpet
heel to toe
let us claim this land

Let us discover our mountains
and chisel them to our likeness
bold and bright

Let no ocean-line stop us
but fly
knowingly
into the sea

Leap from off this shore
leaving mother of pearl froth
in our wake

Let us say of the night:
our night
the dark sky our daily window into the infinite beyond
uncountable multitudes
watching and waiting
light traveling impossible distances
to be reflected in our eyes

So let us say:
our earth

And let us plan:
our galaxy

And let us hope:
our universe

Tremblingly aware, awaiting the next leap
this the first step
from out this doorway