Death Valley

The sun shining on the brine
To make a Great Salt Lake.
Up the canyon by the corkscrew,
Yet looked like a robe
Awaiting its filling
The setting sun pierced my back.
Dirtly disk with crescent West
Hung with South
Colors in the dirt,
Colors in the rock.
Walk up a canyon,
Go back in time 
And Forever.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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November 24, 2013 at 11:24 AM
Hi Wm Paul, ... CONGRATULATIONS:) on having your poem featured on the soups HOME PAGE. Enjoy the new coming week, and Thanksgiving Holiday.. Always a poet friend <3 =LINDA
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November 22, 2013 at 11:53 AM
WM, Congratulations on having your poem Featured this week. Loving ~SKAT~
Sirak Avatar
November 20, 2013 at 7:44 AM
This is a brilliant example of imagist poetry. Congrats on being featured on the soup home page.
Brown Avatar
December 20, 2011 at 4:49 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you this morning Wm. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Read and comment on their's and they will return in kind. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love and blessing always, Carol
Paul Avatar
December 20, 2011 at 9:42 AM
Thanks
Davis Avatar
December 20, 2011 at 1:27 AM
I liked the concept but must admit to have become lost a couple of times as to what was relating to what. Thanks for sharing :-)
Paul Avatar
December 20, 2011 at 9:42 AM
I was in Death Valley one day just walking around and thoughts came.
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