The swift south wind picks up pace and hastily envelops the dense timberland. Slow caresses on young foliage quickly become a harsh thrash in the whirlwind. Within this assault, a single leaf of vibrant emerald comes aflutter, carried on the carefree current of hope, cushioned to view the landscape of forever. Her priceless waltz in the air finds an end as she descends lightly upon the water surface, inherent in one of many concentric circles. She softly treads the sparkling stream toward a place unknown, residing on clear reflection of all that she cannot have, in a world of intrinsic illusion... sailing on a representation of the skies above.

To everything hovering higher than the floating leaf, she lies buoyed on cotton clouds as sunbeams rain down the earth; by nightfall, she shines nobly with the companionship of the entire galaxy.

Kedo*...

Her heart always knew the authentic dazzle of diamonds which belonged to the unreachable heavens, the genuine, fine filament of clouds that would never mitigate her discomforts. Painful revitalization of reality ground with an indefinite voyage, blended with a pinch of empty familiarities makes a recipe of moral debris.

Uncontrollable fate, forever wield by the rapid tides...

A prayer, hoping to reach my Eden sky, evermore bides...

The self, alone adrift...until destiny decides.

Dated: June 22, 2004