Mountain Ear Poem by Josh Alfred

The shining light among the rocks
Bounces through the crystal caverns
The mystery of the path of light mocks
As it permeates in changing patterns
The trickle of water is dripping
Into pond of bellows ― sitting to capture
The slime on fetid rocks is slipping
The earth releases stones in rapture
An echo of a hello reverberates the den
The bats are all asleep hanging till the night
Darkness with shadows loom deep within
While rodents churn the floor in sudden fright
Cavern is a hiding place for the spirits damned
Who whisper there from inner sinking sand