How is it that once

You were but a name.
You were but a face.
You were but a greeting

And now

You are the foundation of my day.
You are the shelter in my storms
You are the castle in my ruins.

How can it be

That when you walk away
When you turn away
You glance away

My heart crumbles?

Hot and cold
Cold and hot

Do you know what happens to your beloved mountains

When the weather is

Hot and cold
Cold and hot

The timeless glaciers crumble
Bit by bit
Chunk by chunk.

Changing the landscape forever.

Gorging up the rivers.
Eating up the villages.
Tearing off the trees.

Water,
Snow,
Ice.

And yet,

In water we are reborn.
In water we are cleanse.
In water we are sheltered.

Tears.

I can never say enough.
I always say too much.

Words, words, words,
No touch.

There are three of you :

The one I speak to in the day.
The one I dream of in the night
The one I cling to through the ages

A name,
A hope,
A soul.

I speak to you in english,
I speak to you in french,
I speak to you in an unknowable language.

Be free,
Don’t go.

I admire your wings,
I admire your speed.
I admire your envol,

Yet my heart breaks.

Be free,
Don’t go.

What would I do if,

The glow I bask in,
The beam I cling to,
The flame I flicker to,

Vanishes?

I am trapped,

Like a singing bird in a cage.
Like a fragrant rose in a firm hand,
Like a light drunk moth in a candle blaze.

Love is a madly rushing stream,
Tenderness is a gently cooling breeze,
Softness is a warm and fragrant soil.

A cloak,
A cabin,
A shelter.

Wide open windows,
Wide open doors,
Wide open hands.

To love is to set free.

Be free,
Be you,
Be.

As I quietly pray that

You always remember,
You always pray,
You always return.