The Clouds and the Mountains

(July 2022. Written the same sunset as ‘Seeing as Touching,’ by the reservoir between Twin Lakes and Leadville with 360 degree mountain views.)

Alpenglow radiates from high ridges as vision ambers.

Do the clouds touch the mountains
Do the mountains touch the clouds
And who are we rooting for?

The way
Mist writhes
And wreathes
The peaks,
As if
The mountains
Knew exactly
How high
To grow.

I would like my spirit to love my body
As the cloud vapor loves to drape the mountains,
As the mountainpeaks of my mind love to meet heavenly ideas.