A game of light and space

As the sun shies away behind the abraded slopes of Cotacachi,
the sharp mouth of the Imbabura fills up with gold.
The boys look up, frozen in trepidation.

Mid-air, the basket ball hesitates,
a flaming sky for backdrop,
like a planet seeking its orbit.

I look away with a grin on my face,
uncaring of whether the globe would reach the target.
The journey is far more important.

Atuntaqui – Volcano Imbabura, Ecuador