Poetry About Colorado

Morning snow holds the western peaks. Below, traffic threads the waking plain. Aspens turn their small silver leaves. A river begins as cold mountain argument. Colorado rises through forest, farm, and city. The horizon keeps changing with the altitude.

Evening changes the shape of the subject. Below, traffic threads the waking plain. Edges soften, but meaning grows clearer. A river begins as cold mountain argument. What remains asks to be carried carefully. The horizon keeps changing with the altitude.

Morning snow holds the western peaks. Time moves, but the image does not leave. Aspens turn their small silver leaves. It returns us to Rocky Mountain weather, high plains, cities, rivers, forests, altitude, and a landscape larger than one postcard. Colorado rises through forest, farm, and city. The day continues with a more attentive heart.