Earthen Sundae - Poem

Earthen Sundae

Chocolate mounds
plopped, stacked and
tottering
ready to be licked
before they drip
onto smothered
crunchy
red and green sprinkles

Leaning
cavernous sloppy scoops
arched and
balanced wondrously
precarious
topped and peering into
wispy
cream and blue

Heaping perilous creation
of delicious consumption
too much to swallow
in one view

Janice Harten
23 May 2024
Arches National Monument

Chocolate Mountains - Moab Utah

I now know why the mountains in Arches National Monument are so appealing to me.  They look like giant mounds of chocolate!

Balancing Rock

We only had an hour to drive into the park, before returning home.  It only wetted our appetite to return and spend some real time hiking and exploring this beautiful place.  Of all the national parks, this one is my favorite.

The famous delicate arch is found here, which we did not have time to see, among other amazing earth formations.  There is a special feeling in this place.