A Poem: Beyond

I can see a garden,
and beyond that a lake,
and beyond that a mountain,
and beyond that the sky.

Everything beyond,
that we must travel beyond
each layer of perception
to find the central sphere.

And even that,
when reached,

is a garden
with a lake behind,
and behind that a mountain,
and behind that

the wide, enveloping sky.

Ana Lisa de Jong
Living Tree Poetry
October 2021