creamy blue sky
white milk spilled on the troposphere
dripping slow to the west
lichen covering crumbling sediments
chartreuse, black, and green
the wind is dry while quiet
whistling slow
between the phosphorous topped rocks
where reddish brown
and black
layers are pulling back apart

this is the spot where
the raven sits
where earth meets it's circular vigil
where juniper grows the white butterfly
who hides in cactus blossoms
watches night
and knows warm grasses
built out of light