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Keeping Still, Mountain

from “Renditions of Change,” a work in progress

Before he moves,

he waits on time,

listening for a breath.

He moves still

without motion;

his mind wanders

across the valley

to the next mountain.

Discontent breeds desire.

He sits stiffly

somewhere between

here and there:

no end,

no beginning.

(May 20, 2019)