### Part I: The Seed (The Descent)
Brightly seeing down,
a quiet, simple thing,
dedicated to down,
a song i have to sing.
### Part II: The First Unfolding (The Journey)
Brightly seeing down,
a quiet, simple thing:
the other side of the lake,
a country i’ve never known.
descending easily,
a feeling all my own,
down, down, down,
always will be shining.
### Part III: The Second Unfolding (The Reflection)
Descending easily,
a feeling all my own:
i wish my voice had been
a little warmer, less furled.
thinking of a small candle,
a quiet, simple light,
a warm, timely corner,
in the middle of the night.
### Part IV: The Convergence (The Realization)
Thinking of a small candle,
a quiet, simple light:
happy musical down,
a cherished, fading color.
and a river holding on,
a feeling, a sad, familiar holler,
down, down, down,
dancing to a lonely, tired page.
### Part V: The Coda (The Embrace)
One should not be clear,
just letting go, you see,
leaving through down,
embracing everything that’s me.
it is the sun,
a glowing, quiet star,
and i’m just here,
creating about my home, from so very, very far.
