Poem 5: Uncia Uncia

Eyes of blue or green or gold
Of ocean or leaf or earth
Of sapphire or emerald or amber
And pictures of glass or sands


Fur of filaments made of snow
Of clouds brought down from the sky
Of crystal shards made into wool
And reflections given solid form


Claws of briar thorns without the vines
Of knives of bone in silk
Of cruel words spoken in anger
And love of one who ignores


Creatures of the mountains and ice
Of high places untamed by man
Of silver rings in coats of ice
And a rare sight even when searched for