Acclimation

As if I have been walking in silence
through my days
Acclimating to the new altitude of this
life
and love
Learning the language requires concentration
and wisdom
Dreams are vivid and shocking, once awake
to analyze with no answer
Does one "choke" at the gate of yes or no?
The mind cannot cast forward in a blinding arc
accurately
to envision what one is saying "yes" to
Making covenant with another
requires a steady third
The quiet allows my mind
the luxury of settling down
arranging all the feathers and
sticks of my new
home.

~ Sunday evening, May 9, 2004