On the Twilight Mountains
(Jeremiah
13:16)
On the twilight mountains
leopards change their spots
distributing their cast-off coats
to helpworthy have-nots –
lions and lambs and lynx lie down
and tell each other tales
of how at sea the seals now go
for walks with killer whales –
lovers linger hand in hand
promising to be
truthful, faithful, thoughtful, kind,
supportive company –
and peace seems deep and peace seems long
until the morning sun
wakes us from our ancient dream
like a starter gun.
Tom Vaughan
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