Mount Rainier Midday
Virginia Salter

Mist rolls in
devours rocky crags. . .
regurgitates sharp peaks
in its wake.

© June 24,  2000

POWER TOWERS
Virginia Salter

Power towers taking a walk
over hill and dale
carrying buckets and power lines
cross the desert sand

Tripping through the wheat,
marching ‘tween the trees,
silhouetting skyline,
then sinking to valley floors.

A golden path or one of brown
they trek the countryside
looking much like living brooms
Sorceror’s-Apprentice empowered.

Arriving at a city
they crawl beneath the ground
then rise up on the other side
when heading out of town.

© June 24,  2000