Kissing Colorado: A Poem by Benn

I stood atop a distant peak
Looking out over . . . Her
The echoing call of unseen Elk
Eyes wide with recognition
Pupils opening to embrace Her
Heart breathing sound and color

"Walk with me, until you can walk no more."
My burning body
Longing to tell Her stories
And swim in pools filled with Her sky

Baptized in waterfalls of flowing snow
Drinking the song of seeping fens
Hearing the soft voices of needles given voice by wind
While I smell the rich cologne of my father's earth

And I vow . . .
"I will taste your every taste
Breath deep every scent
Drift in the warmth of your rolling springs
And quench the thirst of my eyes"

The Elk calls from all directions
Ancient father
Singing his longing
For ancient bride

My heart started to hunt
Fearing Her
Loving Her
Mingling my bones with Her

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