October 28th 2005
Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim
There are those moments in time that if you try to capture,
you lose the beauty of the moment. Absorb that instant as it happens
and you will capture the depth of the experience
much greater than any photo or video could grasp.
South Rim Sunset
At that moment of decision
as the sun slung with grace and precision.
The angles exact, the intensity correct,
I witness a sunset I shall never forget.
With the Majestic dignity
the low golden race cast out
Far from vertical, almost horizontal,
left to right they mount
As I gazed upon the canyon wall
Though miles away they were not small
The low golden rays, peaking below the rim
Created patches of light and shadows so dim.
The ancient layers of time revealed
The colors ranged from sand to dark peel
The jagged cliffs and protruding rocks
absorb the sun in patchy glows
Too Many Colors for an artist to stock
Shadows melt to the floor below
The patchwork Maze of yellow and beige
brick like Reds and orange like glaze
For the part so blessed and kissed by the sun
jump out from the distance so close we were one
And the backdrop was laude like, a lingering haze
That slowly absorbs the light As it fades.
And if you blink for a moment it shift
so subtle the movements you can’t see them drift
After 10 minutes an eternity seemed
the show was over as if it was dreamed
Just a thin slice of life carved out served up
With the attention of gratitude for a lifetime erupts
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