Jordan
Geometry rises
out of rubble;
The strength
of a simple square-
a home to how many?
Geometry abruptly
spills down
a low round hill,
recedes into erosion and air.
Day breaks brings color
to dust and rock,
rolls each silhouette
with reds.
Morning goes on to gild
this ancient land,
carves the stones
into embellished shapes,
chisels details
with daubs of pigment
which noon bleaches out
entirely
until
evening shadows
come back to claim
line
& form.
Raconteur (SP?) Magazine, July 1996
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