march 06 2000

it's already gone so far across the sky
cirrus clouds almost ache me with
their sheer perfectnaturalbeauty
laughing so hard, crying (puddles form
	on the book in my lap)
crying laughing HOW WHY must it be
so simple that we rarely look
within ourselves and find
happiness right under our nose?

the simplicity of it is so magnificent

everything just gets brighter
	turns white

when that cloud existed, i bowed
	in homage to it for one second,
	but one second,
	saw this purple stretched
	over infinity.
	i knew harmony.

© 2000 Katrina Kidwell Johnson %%(^#&@!#& katrina@noun.org