The Holy Road

Your voice like smoke,
 it calls from the distance

Luring your enemy into
 winds of deceit

The clouds of your fathers,
hiding hailstones above

Disguising the truth
—as you lie in wait

(Devil’s Tower Wyoming: September, 1990)
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Hankins Avatar
March 8, 2021 at 12:51 PM
Nice work, Kurt. I really like this one. Gonna mark it a fav!
Behm Avatar
March 8, 2021 at 2:43 PM
Thanks, love your wall hanging. Great words.
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