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Now, if we’re really quiet …

Paddling

See that white pine tree?
That’s an eagle’s nest on top of it?
Now if we’re real lucky …

Paddling

There are only two loons per lake
Hear them answer on the other lake?
Wha? That’s weird
Hey! There’s a deer and two fawns!
They’re staring at us

You
You’ve come from so far
To be here right now
Streaming from the four corners of this beautiful round
Teeming marketplaces
Dusty caravans
Phoenician triremes
Silent mountain paths

Pompeii
Constantinople
Kaikobad
Pehlevi
Tanton
Tokyo
Okinawa
Oahu
Who are you?
Who am I?
Delphi
Many miles
Many lives
To reach this undulating light

Paddling, J-stroke

Hey, there’s a beaver dam
I don’t see any beavers
Look! Over there!
A moose
And a bear
And a wolf
And a rabbit
Did you know that all God’s creatures got shoes?
It’s true
Just one more portage to go

Cabin
Wilderness
Waiting
Tired
Dusty
Strip
Bathe
Firelight
Listening
To the Great Wilderness Wheel whence we came