white lilies

on the roadside,

rising with

ancient strength,

rustle softly from

whipping summer

winds.

sepia-toned

dirt scours the

countryside,

pockmarked

by tufts of

sagebrush.

the rising

archways of

striped rock

across the

plains.

a single white

cloud slowly

ambles through

the crystalline sky,

destination

unknown.

you forgot this.

jcb