did I dream this
my hair hanging heavily
in a long braid down my back
a steep climb up a mountain
that rises into purple clouds
you right behind me
clasping my braid as if it were
a rope
and then those elephants
trunk to tail
5 or 6 or maybe more
did I dream this?
a damp grey fog
descending from the sky
the scent of burned toast
and marshmallows
the elephant closest to me
looks over and winks
a hawk
swoops low
releasing bits of paper from its beak
one scrap lands
on my upturned palm
in clear bold writing
the most beautiful haiku
I ever read
did I dream this?
how I promised myself
I would remember those words
forever
