Waterline Road
A passage of aspens
dappled light splashing on white trunks
roofed with blue and green
or blue and gold
or blue and gray
according to the season
To the north
dropping away
an unseen presence through the screen of trees
a great gulf of light–
the Inner Basin
Fast, level walking after the climb up here
but who would want to hurry
through this place?
In October
when the wind blows
the narrow sky fills with dots of flying gold
like coins