earth

at the frank lloyd wright house

I realized how to build a fantastic place.

If I am willful enough

to be patient enough 

to understand how earth behaves,

I can repeat the process without giving up.

I can point like a child

to what I find beautiful

and say, in a welcoming voice,

"Come, my loved ones!

let's deliver a baby 

made from the resources 

of our world."

That will be that.

It takes a fruitful past, 

and a mighty will,

and a vision,

and a village.

There is nothing as comforting 

as pointing at what has already been done

and saying, "that's my mother."