Kaleidoscopic

I look up into the night sky

trying, reaching, struggling

I want to see my landmarks

The Moon, North Star, Orion's Belt

But tonight every star in the galaxy is spinning

spinning, shifting, swirling

changing places in rhythm with the seconds that time out our lives

As I stand there,

a willow swaying in the wind,

I wait and wonder why these three are so important

As I stand there the sun rises

with it's rise comes the disappearance of the stars and moon

in that moment I realize

The things we depend on

disappear with time

making them no longer necessarily

no longer landmarks that steer our lives

I look up into the sky and smile

I am free

The seconds that the stars danced upon are now mine