As Above So Below

After a quick beer,

I stand alone in the darkness

and feel the crisp air cutting

not unpleasantly, into my skin.

Silently I watch the lights

reflecting in the darkness of the water.

Breathing deep,

I taste the evening

tinted with brine

and the occasional drifting smoke

of some distant fire

Not unpleasantly, I realize

"I live for moments like this".

In the west

I find the Great Bear

and think of Zeus and Kallisto.

Stars above.

Darkness surrounds.

Reflected light.

As above so below.

As Above So Below, Poem, Matt Hansen October 2008