Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CRATER OF THE MOON (IN IDAHO), by DONA WAYLAND


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CRATER OF THE MOON (IN IDAHO), by                    
First Line: Barrens of cinder crags and ragged lava
Last Line: A strange land -- from yesterday's spindle!
Subject(s): Idaho


Barrens of cinder crags and ragged lava
massed along the great rift.
Cones changing from brilliant red to deepening purple
as evening comes, -- while the jagged peaks
of the Sawtooth Range tower in the distance.
Beneath the Pahoehoe's blue crust
underground rivers traverse hidden channels.
Cinder cones of hardened froth,
spindle bombs, ribbon bombs, bread-crust bombs,
Moodoo Pinnacles, the Devil's Orchard,
create a weird attraction, disclosing wide internal eruptions
during a past age. Great Owl Cavern, Indian Tunnel,
Needles Cave, -- haunted cavern with icy breath
weaving frost crystals on stalactites
hanging in bizarre shapes from arched domes.
And, -- wild flowers, lichen, ferns and moss!
Underdrones of wind through -- moon crater.
A strange land -- from yesterday's spindle!





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