My mind rests

My mind crosses south
beyond the confines
of the arboreal
pale light

My mind rests
among the trees
where the summer light
remembers you

My mind rests
among stars
as yet unseen
below the faithful Sirius

Canopus guides
the summer skies
where the mermaid
swims strongly

My mind rests
in the dunes
where the pines sigh
and the surf laments

The daylight lingers
in the far northwest
where age is bearing
down on you

My mind rests
at the midnight hour
but where darkness
does not fall

You remain
and always will be
in my mind in and
beyond this world