canyon (for coastridge) i thought i heard the canyon call my name and with the thought there also came a sound of slow and steady footsteps all around i knew that i should answer with the same and so set off without purpose or claim to see what special beauty might be found in all that grew or moved along the ground observing all such glories, wild or tame and then turned my attention to the air to wonder at the creatures blessed with flight investigating these with equal care as each of them was offered to my sight i knew that i had found a Heaven there in all the forms reflected in the light ~ in all the forms reflected in the light for me there was a special proper place to cherish all with reverence and grace however seeming small or recondite that none should ever feel the curse of spite but feel 'twas held as in a sacred space and as each leaves its own enduring trace let all be free of malice and of blight and i repeat with fervor once again a vow to treat with stewardship and care each high plateau or sloping canyon glen and think it right that i should always dare to make of every now an everywhen and make of every here an everywhere ~ i knew that i could reckon Heaven's might in all the forms reflected in the light rjh 17aug2026 ~ style inspired by coastridge, "tor house" https://suno.com/song/da5bea89-2f8d-40b4-b2c4-05ffe96787a6 illustration by rjh and chat-gpt 5.6 sol (light) special thanks to coastridge for a spectacular soundtrack ... 🙏 nb : this was supposed to be about robinson jeffers ... and his view of nature ... and perhaps it is ... but this is a child of the soundtrack ... :: this is what i know of carmel : "beware the slides of march" and "i survived the carmel highlands, twice" (bsim 2011 🏃)
