i'd like to lay down in a meadow

and feel the evening dew dampen my back

I want to hear the chatter of the katydids

and watch a ladybug tiptoe on my fingernail

i'd look at the stars overhead,

shining like little gypsums and cosmic agates,

and i'd say to them, 'how i've longed to see you'

i'd reach out to the tall grass,

the wildflowers framing my vision,

and my hands would memorize

the feel of satin blades

velvet petals

fuzzy stems

the air would smell of vanilla

and musk

and i'd breathe in and out again,

letting myself rest between the gentle earth

and brillant expanse of night