the road to the stars

the way to her house is
past a million stars -
the road turns at Orion
and heads outward

the vehicle of my love is
the only transport
and the speed of
travel just a heartbeat
from here

rain batters the window
driven by the wind
tearing through the glen
in fierce gusts

her stones are solid -
strong-builded on rock
cemented by the living
bones of her kin

her voice is
the voice within
the living prayer

the chain links
a solid force from here to there
conduit of Mars,
life's rage, life's loss

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