On driving in…rocks, rocks.
Lots of rocks.
Mountains majestic…and desert bare.
Rocks, rocks. Lots of rocks.
My origins from East
Make West alien.
Arresting, rugged, tall, these rocks.
Mighty H dam is dizzying in scope.
So the tour…signage thus:
DO NOT enter if you…
Have a pacemaker.
No, but I plan to need one.
Have a defibrillator.
No, but also on my to-do list.
Are claustrophobic.
Bingo! No dam tour for me!
But no worries…none.
Sitting outside taking in sun.
People watching while sipping the bean,
Contemplating in a state of serene,
How they tamed these rocks and made them mind,
A more interesting place you’re not likely to find,
Amid rocks. Rocks.
Lots of rocks.
Dorothy Hagan
March 13, 2017