The Paths of Desire
For every rock there is a hard place
the paths of desire lie between
the rock is deep silent stone
water worn smooth broken bone
sand where there is no water
where there once was stone
wind, water, sand carry away
what cannot stand and let it lie
layered gravities rainbow
of shifting drifted shadows
the forms of cause
effects of time out of mind
wander amidst the stone
uncover the paths of desire
in the wind in the water
in the sand waiting to be worn
in the silent stone
Copyright 08/21/98 Unpublished Works William M. Shannon