Only Connect
A mile upon a mile Only connect
Engaged by light’s fracturing beams through the trees
I stop only to catch my breath and remember
For a moment
Where I am
And where I have been
And the miles become miles
Steepness descends from mountain exposure to wide meadows
And we connect
And engage
Over trampling fires at night
And starry skies
And the light fragments shutter through the tent
And dawn is near
And miles become miles
Trail dust magic
Sweat and memories of ancient regrets
Come and go
Like puddles in the desert
We are solid earth by the end
And we connect
And return to the path we chose
Together, and apart
Single file
And the miles go on and on
And the light captures
Us.