I walk hypnotically 
In slow motion 
Toward the unreachable horizon 
Lured by a shimmering mirage 
Lying between the wavering sky 
And the quivering ground 

The datum points  
Where sunset plunges down 
And the world’s golden eye 
Loses her crown  

Mesmerized  
I mindfully turn my back 
On nightfall’s widening crack 
Until my weary eyes  
Awaken to hear the sound 
Of moon shadows  
Haunting her sacred ground