to dream of the unrelenting, unforgiving wasteland
where no animal lives
and man fears to tread
often the sun never shines
yet it must be so peaceful
serene in its cruelty
beautiful in the austerity
nothing to distract
no one to question
unnecessary answers
from the simplicity of the basics of life
where thrive is not part of the vocabulary
the necessities of survival
water and warmth
and i dream that peanut the dog and me
could traverse this inhospitable continent and world
overcome and conquer nature's finest pure white
armed only with love and desire
or be forever enshrined and entombed in it