Liquid Gold

river of gold

calling

in my dreaming

in my waking

come. find.

leave your everyday

discontent

desire

calling, calling

come

away from hearth

pull on boots

tramp through snow

follow call

seek. seek. seek.

river of gold

hiding

in the wood

in the trees

clues. signs.

brown furrowed bark

conceals it

reveals it

hiding, hiding

gold

tap the tree

bore a hole

sap oozing

sticky sweet?

lick. taste. found.

river of gold

flowing

banks of blue

winding true

down. through.

to the sugarshack

meeting

coalescing

flowing, flowing

home

boil the sap

forty to one

filter it well

refined gold

bottle. bottle. bottle.

river of gold

covering

golden stacks

waffle cracks

rich. sweet.

a toothsome breakfast

delightful

satisfying

covering, covering

me