It’s the mystery of the hunt that intrigues me,
That drives us like lemmings, but cautiously
The search for a bright square cloud the scent of lemon verbena
Or to learn rules for the game the sea otters
Play in the surf.
It is these small things and the secret behind them
That fill the heart.
The pattern, the spirit, the fiery demon
That link them together
And pull their freedom into our senses,
The smell of a shrub, a cloud, the action of animals
The rising, the exuberance, when the mystery is unveiled.
It is these small things
That when brought into vision become an inferno.
Michael McClure, "The Mystery of the Hunt"