On the mountain, it’s not necessary to say anything—
to decide what you and I might become.
Here the sun sets for only a moment,
thick cloud of fire and ash
all the oranges and reds we haven’t invented yet—
and the sound of the wind too loud
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Sandgerði Iceland, midnight
On the mountain, it’s not necessary to say anything—
to decide what you and I might become.
Here the sun sets for only a moment,
thick cloud of fire and ash
all the oranges and reds we haven’t invented yet—
and the sound of the wind too loud
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