day 1
dawn
melting icy particles
scrubbed sparkly trails
rock spire has bronze swirls
in a light grey matrix
spiraling into clearing
deploy solar panels
to top off batteries
check map download
for friends and family in
3 concentric rings of hexes
all but 7 have checked in
the arc directly west
the ocean landings
are still absent
perhaps only time needed
those landings most difficult
to stabilize and anchor
especially directly west
shallow ocean, surf, tides
where my heart is