Old God of the Mountain
old god of the mountain gazes at the sky bright sun warms him he closes his eyes and dreams old god of the mountain gazes at the stars night winds cool him he closes his eyes and dreams what are you dreaming old god? say i i dream of rivers and trees of beasts and fishes and seas i dream the wind their music i dream their lives the words old god of the mountain wakes and sleeps again i walk the paths within him i join him in his dreams he dreams a river flowing dark silence in its wake stars gleam upon the water bright jewels on satin cape from deep a woman rises drops glisten on her skin she wraps the cape about her the mystery presses in old god of the mountain face turned toward the sun dreams of fields and forests green where fire-crowned lions run old god of the mountain bright rainbow paints the sky soft mists caress his fevered brow two hawks nest in his eyes old god of the mountain gazes at the moon he dreams of fishes leaping the warbling of the loons old ...