snow into fire
ghosts in the valley
their campfires burning
khahi khahi
(sky sky)

slow winds encircle
prayers by the river
on Gonpo the mountain

earth breaks beneath us
it's endless inside us
draw back the curtain in the darkness

like beads on a string
sliding one by one
my life will pass between your finger and thumb

oh colorado
cold ancient starlight, coyotes howling
these lungs that breathe us into fountains

my heart has broken
my heart lays open
my heart has broken open.