An Atmosphere

So turn to sky that does not drop a shadow,

Take breath in this warm night with body rising

As my eyesight travels deeper than lake water

This night reminds me of with every star

Seeming to ripple as waves make water mar

Reflected light I've followed on the water.

Till body settles on what mind chooses for it

My eyes must bank on clouds to fill the night.

I count on wind, not man, to drag forest

Onto the earth I range with my eyesight

As on lake water once: remember it

A star seen twice, a depth felt everywhere,

Night without one tree, an atmosphere.