Rain Forest Bridge
To cross
you must first
trust the strands
to hold.
The second tentative
step precedes
the next,
each successive one
gaining strength:
here to
there, now
to then, a summoning of
entreaties
within
one’s faith.
Vapor meets cooler air,
forming droplets,
clouding the far side.
I have feared endings
and the strictures of the unseen,
but here
in this vast
swaying,
I know
one line
bisects the void.
* * *
“Rain Forest Bridge” first appeared in Four Ties Lit Review in August, 2014.
O at the Edges 
Wow, this is stunning!
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Thanks very much, Lucy!
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Begins with trust. After reading your first stanza I allowed you to lead me through the process. Perfect. Beautiful, really.
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You are so generous. Thank you!
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Captured the emotions of uncertainty well, Robert. 🙂
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Emotions with which I am well familiar.
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I feel you! Same here. 2020 added to the “normal” uncertainties we endure as humans.
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Here’s hoping that 2021 will return a sense of normality to us.
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Indeed! 🙂
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