Zenith

“A hill, the symbols
of time, the mirror of mind
continuous, motionless,
listening to themselves…” 

Salvatore Quasimodo’s – ‘On the Island’
free ranging and for the most part motionless
mounds arise in a variety of vertical vestments
we are drawn like magnets to magnificence
worship the hush between rock and welkin
elevate heights to climax with all the words and stones
mind can muster -  'till the spirit stirs
is moved to recite commandments
prayers that go wayward with the wind 

the ascent of man began
and ended here where the path peters out
faith faltered forever on Golgotha hill
but the birds fly higher still

Adding this morsel to Sunday’s Poetry Pantry