cloud hovered low all day
darker than gray dulling
any view of brown grass
ungraced by snow
only venture
a late afternoon
walking in fresh air
above the river valley
where a brilliant scarf
of golden light flung
across the far bluff
exposed three dark blocks
sailing beneath coiled shifting
charcoal the thin line
of light burnishing slowly
into its own disappearance
yet the glow of it raw
on the horizon lifted
spirit as we turned back
toward gifts and food
Douglas Barbour
Wednesday December 28 2005
Douglas Barbour
11655 - 72 Avenue NW
Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9
(780) 436 3320
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