Let me take you back
To a day not long ago.
These photos a window.
A slice of my life, then and there.
As I recall it, here and now.
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On this day I wake to see
New color unfolding before me.
Goodbye to the water,
The mountains are calling
As they so often do.
The road takes me through dense fog.
No signs of blue.
Then,
The pass is through.
The mountains reveal themselves.
I recall their wispy mood.
Breaks of sunlight cut through air
Revealing subtle detail
On the ridges above.
The day is soft and quiet.
My drive turns into a hike.
Everything is still,
But the silent, shifting light.
I remember a growing calmness.
Each step
Feeling more and more right.
Higher still
The ridge lines become harsh.
But today
The atmosphere suspends their weight.
Strange.
I recognize these mountains
But the air on this day
Provides something I cannot place.
In this new world
The clouds spin so fast.
A new vista forming
With each of the minutes that pass.
Yes,
It is here
Where everything becomes clear.
This day
A Dreamland.
Nothing to distinguish
Other than a few photos
Proving where I’ve been.
Memories slip in and out.
Into the land of dreams.
And once more
To reality.
How convincing
It seems.
