On Panther Creek in the Sierra,
I saw a boulder splashed
with pale green crustose lichen,
merged and matted all across its granite sides,
just the way a sandstone boulder used to be
in a small ravine beside our home.
Two Boulders
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Two Boulders
On Panther Creek in the Sierra,
I saw a boulder splashed
with pale green crustose lichen,
merged and matted all across its granite sides,
just the way a sandstone boulder used to be
in a small ravine beside our home.
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