Submitted by Himalia
A breathing mountain
Developed after years of geologic merging,
There is life in the Himalayas.
But this is not a lesson on plate tectonics.
Here is a place to learn freedom.
Every piece of matter is moving all at once.
Even the book on time and space,
Resting on your floor,
Is vibrating.
Photo credit: Vermeer – The Astronomer
Vita Brevis Press. 
I enjoyed the sensitivity of this poem, particularly the way the themes of time, space and movement are threads through all three verses holding it together. It has a nice shape, too. and returns at the end to the simplicity of movement/vibration. I like clean endings like this.
Agreed–Himalia did a fantastic job with this poem. We loved its subtlety and peculiar fixation on geological and gravitational processes.
A beautifully concise poem.
A soulful piece! Thanks for sharing.
We’re glad you enjoyed it! Himalia is an excellent writer