Camping Day Four

How hard to realize that every camp of men or beast 

has this glorious starry firmament for a roof!  

In such places standing alone on the mountain-top 

it is easy to realize that whatever special nests we make 

- leaves and moss like the marmots and birds, or tents or piled stone - 

we all dwell in a house of one room 

- the world with the firmament for its roof - 

and are sailing the celestial spaces without leaving any track.  

~John Mui~