The Distance

Once, I sat atop a mountain

And looked across a vale,

Followed turns along a river

That weaved a windy trail.

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Soon, I gazed upon an ocean

That fell away from sight

And touched upon another land;

My vision took to flight.

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I soared the surface of the clouds,

Their moisture on my face,

And entered halls of vapor formed

That towered into space.

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In space, I knew the timelessness

We call infinity;

And turning ‘round, I saw myself

Across the stellar sea.

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And in that speck were other worlds

And wonders to behold;

Within myself, I found a path

Of distances untold.

r. nuñez, 11/2010