goddess of blue skies
of lonely peaks
forests deep
and valleys green

her canon are canyons
a million years
of forgotten time
her chorus sung by faeries
on the yellow glacier lilies
no reference to humankind

speak to me
in snowmelt rills
that run down rocky hills
bright and cold and clean

don't forget me
cry the blue alpine forget-me-nots
that blanket the nearby meadow
i will remember you always

what did i do in a past life
to enjoy such splendor?
a wealth measureless
to the man who measures

under the sunny skies
she breathes the green into my eyes

 - goddess of blue skies, 2020-07-19