Billions of years ago
On a planet still young
And restless
When rock flowed as liquid
And the only solid lands
Were granite rafts
Floating on a molten orb
As sunlight drifted down
Through a poisonous sky
Life was a mystery
Yet to be told
Now, here I was, the mystery
Marvelling at my own existence
Gazing out at a timeless canyon
And the blue river teeming with life, far below
Glen Canyon
Above the Colorado River
Utah, United States of America
Taken during travels, 1996
I started working on this post last night, but couldn’t quite trust myself to finish/post it as I was falling asleep at my desk. Imagine my surprise, this morning, when I discovered the featured image for this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge — Circle — is none other than Horseshoe Bend.
Last night, I had the first two stanzas more or less worked out. The third came this morning, flowing fairly naturally from the two.
I thought that had completed the poem… then, the fourth… well, I just needed to finish the circle, right? <smile>
Thank you, Cheri, for the timely prompt!