Silver Tip
Places you know
turquoise behind silver-tipped peaks
strung around the neck
of a Navajo grandmother
against the stormy peace
of her wrinkled copper skin
Seen from the highway
seen in a magazine
seen next to a Hogan
weaving sheep’s wool
into a legacy
weaving legend into history
Glacier tipped mountains
painted in the distance
shimmering turquoise vault of sky
rain shaft stalking the horizon
seen along the roadside
places you know
Places you’ve seen
sacred mountains in the distance
places you have never been
places you are called to go
Ed Hanson
October 22, 2005
