There is an open landscape

at the center we watch an eruption or an avalanche

underneath is running water, a calm ocean

This is what we see as lovers of paradise

as romantics for grief

this is the place we taste joy and suffering

in the same bite, seated at the table to a feast

Our glasses fill in abundance until peace overflows across the edges

gold runs out the sides

Here we find a pedestal for action

a medal at the beginning of the race

In my ease I paint

in my darkness I paint

there is a picture of something that once occurred

the only occurrence is here

on the battlefield

of love and greed

we find a field of flowers

in the meadow

we run naked

towards the trees

the mountains in the distance call to us

we see from the top

and descend back down to the bottom

in the river valley

in the blue sky

we see all there is to be seen

we look at eachother

and smile

the stars are in the sky

the clouds are by the sea

somewhere is the sun

and daylight brings us peace