DEIMOS
the ocean does not apologize for its depth
and the mountains do not seek forgiveness
and the mountains do not seek forgiveness
Foxes sprinted and snow moved and wildness echoed along the walls, but the sun continued climbing. He watched, dutiful and conscientious, as it lingered over the surface of the ice, then rallied, stretching its beams across the rest of the world. Notes were made, eyes were shaded, and proportions of light were studied.
By the end, as they all sauntered and slowed near the back proportions of the Citadel, where it wasn’t framed by mountains and summits, there the beams lingered the most. As they should’ve, all day long, sweeping over the horizon, not blocked by anything at all. Potent and strong, stalwart and beckoning, exactly what they needed for defensive and offensive maneuvers. “Good work,” he echoed back to the racing duo. “This should be it.” One last decision made, he made the final addition in his papers. Then they could report back to the rest of Halo, and start the other proportions.
{FIN}
By the end, as they all sauntered and slowed near the back proportions of the Citadel, where it wasn’t framed by mountains and summits, there the beams lingered the most. As they should’ve, all day long, sweeping over the horizon, not blocked by anything at all. Potent and strong, stalwart and beckoning, exactly what they needed for defensive and offensive maneuvers. “Good work,” he echoed back to the racing duo. “This should be it.” One last decision made, he made the final addition in his papers. Then they could report back to the rest of Halo, and start the other proportions.
{FIN}
for the space they take
and so, neither shall I
and so, neither shall I
