witch-tree of the abyss, with self-portrait

(Images from Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, February 2012; in natural light & infrared)



the tree on the abyss edge
at hermit's rest
wind-grown sky-bent spreading
witch-tree against lightning-rent sky



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in heat's long light
I move slowly across sky's limit
to burn under witch-tree's grip
a new birth new spread of old wings