Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Wednesday, November 25, 2009: The Library of Congress on Flickr (via the Flickr blog)

Perspective

Distance can be condensed,
compressed,

so that it lies flat as paper
on paper.

Gaping cathedrals, their ceilings
like flipped-

over, suspended pirate ships.
Sloping

hills and lonely orchards.
Stairwells

leading up or down,
the faint

edge of land across
the lake.

Immensities yield to the page,
clumsy

hands tacking them onto
horizon.

No comments

Post a Comment

The Storialist. All rights reserved. © Maira Gall.