Layer Upon Layer

Poem No. 215

Yesterday was a day of strong light and shadow, and on such days one can see the horizontal layers which compose our local cliffs. The view reminded me of this poem I wrote in February, when snow was doing the work of May sunshine:

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Layer Upon Layer

The clouds today are stacked
in great gray disks
layer upon layer
all the way up

moving even as we watch,
and on the distant cliffs
carved by this river
dusted snow reveals the eons

layer upon layer
all the way down,
shifting so slowly
we can barely imagine

as we walk our path
between heaven and earth,
laughing and talking,
futures and pasts,

layer upon layer
side by side.

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I hope this poem finds you well, as you walk your path this week.
~ A

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