The Grand Canyon
I sit at the edge
of the canyon
looking out.
So vast,
incomprehensible,
its farthest reaches
beyond my ability to see
from where I sit.
With reluctance and passion,
fear and hope,
I go into the
worlds
of light and shadow.
Immeasurable abyss
(of wants and needs)
yet I don’t want to fill it in.
Beautiful,
layers of years
wearing away, revealing.
In fact,
it is what it is,
only
because rough water,
carving,
left in its path,
a wonder.
Gretchen Schmelzer
©2024 Gretchen L. Schmelzer, PhD