war rages upon buttes
nature's elements lash out
against lofty peaks
frigid winds and rain
slowly carve out gaping wounds
indiscernibly
deeply scarred faces
erosive testimony
of battered bodies
Tanya Harrington © 07-03-2012
For Mountain Haiku Contest
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