The force of vast silence,
long drawn over time,
roughs the red rock smooth
wakes hoodoos
from geologic dreams.
A choir of standing stones,
outstanding from the cliff
sings abrasive anthems
to the sculpting wind.
The old ones whose skins
have fallen human shaped
from the sunset sky
have learned to live here
where a harsh heaven smooths
the pliant earth.
hoodoos = columns of rock caused by erosion