Max Reif - Early

Early, the world's
not yet congealed,
the hills all mist,
a yellow, solid tree conjured
from fog as I come near.

It seems all matter's
malleable. I could
re-sculpt this world,

but perfect as it is —
the beauty of the line of hills
so perfect as to make me weep —
there's nothing to amend,

and by the time I think
to shape my <i>life</i> anew
from such soft tallow,
clear day's already
got things set.

Yet each new day, I note, is born
with wet, unfolding wings.

Max Reif

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