Hang Son Doong
And the earth heaved a sigh
when I came into knowing
what is yet to come
. . . . . . . .before time was time
I’ve felt the fall of rain
the warmth of sun
as it lolled across the sky
teased my face
and my shallows with life
tender roots
that plucked at my skin
and tickled my soul
. . . . . . . .and you thought to look
tread gently as you go
there’s much much more
you’re not ready to know
. . . . . . . .I’ve kept secrets
Editor’s Note: Some things in this world are too vast to truly comprehend. This cave is one of those things. This ekphrastic poem mimics the incomprehensible size of Hang Son Doong with pieces of emotional imagery (sun, skin, rain) and grounds it within the awe we all feel in the face of such secretive wonder.
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