10 September 2009

Llanganuco 1988


The narrow road, the oppresive valley
The stream that cuts its course through it
Wedged between boulders
in almost constant shade
Dwarfed by snow-covered peaks that touch the sky
All light from Sun or Moon reflected in them

And then, like a gem of absolute beauty
An emerald lake of icy and quiet
Waters that kiss the shores adorned
By no more than a few twisted trees
Dust from the road and boulders
Close to the waters' edge

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