sight

.

Once

a single cell

found that it was full of light

and for the first time there was seeing

.

when

I was a bird

I could see where the stars had turned

and I set out on my journey

.

high

in the head of a mountain goat

I could see across a valley

under the shining trees something moving

.

deep

in the green sea

I saw the two sides of the water

and swam between them

.

I

look at you

in the first light of the morning

for as long as I can

.

~ W. S. Merwin

.