Fog Over the Monument 5"x7" Poetry Print

Photo of Colorado National Monument enveloped in fog and sunshine, with “Fog Over the Monument” poem printed in center of photo, ready to pop into your favorite frame! Print is signed by Jill Burkey, who wrote the poem and took the photo.

“Fog Over the Monument” is also in Jill’s book, The Two Hearts Inside Us.

Fog Over the Monument

Precipitous cliffs and pillars of rock
blend into one unbroken slab
that blocks the horizon and western beyond,
but when fog rolls in and drops into gaps
or snow speckles and clings to crags,
our vision is deepened and boulders come clear.
Contours and canyons abruptly appear. 

Life is a glaze that prevents us from seeing
the towers of strength that compose our true being.
When our heart is troubled and steeped in gray,
our essence emerges, as if by X-ray.
Internal canyons that carry deep scars
are paths we can travel to see who we are.
It’s painful to break, to lay ourselves bare,
but revelation arrives in the mysterious air.

Copyright 2023 Jill R. Burkey

Print is $8.00 including tax.

Print measures 7” wide x 5” tall, and is packaged inside a clear sleeve with a 7”x5” piece of chipboard to protect the print.