As The Day Passes
Canyon Walls Stand, Canvas for
Always Shifting Light
And Something Stirs in
The Shadows or the Light on
The Rocks or In Me
They had Simple Names,
Katie, Maggie. Their Lives Light
The Generations
Maggie Kaufman Shetler 1876-1932
Katie Cook 1935-2023
Molten Sunlight Caught
In Utah Alabaster
And Prairie Flower
Molten Sunlight Cooled
By Sapphire Skies, By Time, and
Laid in Sheared Rock Walls
Worn Away By Wind
And Water, Canyons Painted
Orange and Grey and Green
Steeped in Light and Dark
Time and Distance Are Dissolved
To an Ancient Calm
The New Leaves of Spring
Green, Yes, But More, Casting Light
Into Sapphire Skies
Luminous Blue Skies
White Pelicans Floating On
Outstretched, Ink Dipped Wings
A Light of Kindness
Flickers Into Darkness And
I Can’t Catch My Breath
This Light Not Tended
But Not Forgotten, A Piece
Of My Foundations
Breathe I Tell Myself
Breathe. How Can This Hole Exist?
How Do I Go On?
Breathe I Tell Myself
And All at Once, I Recall
All The Bright Moments
And I Know This Light
Of Kindness Will Burn On, A Bright
And Eternal Flame
Stone Wall Etched in Light,
Snow and Shadow Psalms Stillness
Across the Hill’s Crest
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