Out West

Out West

out west

west of the Pecos

west of the Mississippi

the landscape wide

the landscape tall

unbound by eastern convention

western mountain

western canyon

west toward the setting sun

harsh alkali

raging snowmelt

the shock of the wild elemental

pastoral prairie

sentinel mesa

the surprise of the blooming desert

the height of the continent's spine

out west

-poem by Eileen A. Brodie
April 06, 2009-

Rocky Mountain National Park -photo by EAB

-all photos by Author-