no man

i am not
the shrinking iceberg––

i am the sea

my earthly i
is vanishing
before my earthly
eyes

i am the forever good
i do––
& i am the good
i am

nothing is lost––
everything seems
changed

the spirit
flies through books
plants roots in poems
fills clouds with white rain
& skies with blue heaven

the am i am
watches
as dust returns
to dust

the sun
that never revolved
around the earth––

keeps burning