The Ground that is No Longer Ice
by
Radiance Angelina Petro

When the day arises with an answer,
and all the movable parts are humming

smoothly, and the stars living in your bones
are alive, and singing–go journeying for a time,

or forever. You know it will rain heavily
tomorrow, but today the sun is shining. Remember

the answer was found in the dark.
As you begin simply lift your feet–compelled forward

and away, like ice-skating, only gliding just
above the ground—the ground that is no longer ice.