resting rattlesnake
soaks up sun's delicious heat
man walks carefully

mountain draw spills green
sun-dappled leaves from sky to
hiker's grateful feet

fallen trees and limbs
felled by age and rot and wind
slowly nourish soil

across broad canyon
green and purple mountainside
beckons traveler

02/23/2002

Posted on 02/23/2002
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