I shall not fan the flames
of my neighbours house
lest they consume my own.

In the darkness of vision
only speak with the stranger
and heed his warning .

I will see the construction
of the white sleep
in my journal of dreams.

Will my pleasures continue
when the battles cease
or will the wilderness prevail ?

I will predict my own journey
and newly arrived
will share the bread of light.

I might travel no distance in time
but am amused
by the games of the mortal.

2003