“Steward”

Is man a place of open planes,

Is he a speck on coat of fur,

Is he a dormant rattlesnake,

Is he a yell or just a whisper?

Is man a stone to cast aside,

Is he a road to tread upon,

Is he a jar where soul abides,

Is he a shadow in the sun?

Is man the sprawling Aspen root,

Is he the floating seed of weeds,

Is he the warm wind of the west,

Is he the frigid of the east?

Is man a battle or a cycle,

Is he a bird without a perch,

Is he doomed to fly in circles,

Is he a worthy steward?