in the sun

you lie down
in the tall grass
on a hill
as far up
as you can go
with the time you
have. you find
the sun and turn
your face that way.
you've done
this all your life,
and you wonder
sometimes which
climb will be
the last, to lie
down and let
the sun do what
the sun does
best and even
that dark thought
doesn't keep for
long, you let
it slip, you let
it pass.