stepping stones

dawn awakes with the breaking of ground and sudden sprouting
shelter found in the cool crisp morning
safe for only a little while
"... soon, in the twilight coolness, you will come

To the circle that you seek and, one by one,

Stooping into their fragrance, break and gather,

Your way a winding where the rest lead on

Like stepping stones across a grass of water."

-charles tomlinson