Childhood is
a flat green blade growing from the stem of a plant,
the absorbing and digesting of
a body of myths
Adolescence is
the property of becoming self-luminous
in the recognition of
fire and hunger and strong desire
Adulthood is
the acceptance of the heat and light caused by burning;
a steady flow that rises
as the tide, and ebbs
Wisdom is
known only to those of special comprehension,
something very white,
a leaf blown across the firmament
Death is
the beginning of all things, the nape
that links the body of one life to
the head of the next
Jak's View of Vancouver v.3 