Animated Shapes

Sandstone cliffs betray the hand
     Of running rain, carving out
Fantastic figures in relief.

Cloud banks hesitate to meet the sea
     As the sun performs a brief encore,
Dropping from behind the clouds
     To slide beneath the waves.

In this interval of light,
     The cliffs receive a ruddy glow,
Revealing rows of elemental creatures.

A pterodactyl family
     Parades in single file,
Anxious to exchange
     Headlands for the open sky.


©2007 Michael Fraley




Back to Poem-O-Rama