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- abandoned
- absence of light
realism with a bang
vivid brilliance, blinding
there and gone before our minds
can react and label such power
lightning
and then, low and grumbling
a guttural observation, thunder
that comes more fleetingly upon
the flare and grows more fierce
until each is upon us, overwhelming
terror
so primitive millennia of learning
accomplishments, gadgets
unwarranted pride dissolve into shaking, proper, realistic
humility
know thy place
a visit to Timberline and Trillium with loved famiy and friend
at the shore of trillium lake
with mt. hood reflected
in its majestic semi-snow of july
takes one’s breath in awe
as nature should when she
displays her beauty
or her power