The massif elevation of clouds

The massif elevation of clouds

        at 6 am

        east of the mountains.

        Airy uplands

        of blue-grey slate

        brittle-sharp at the edges

        and behind them the sun

        as all things take and turn-

        bordered by the emboss

        of rose gold.

        And now

        a spider spins a single web

        between

        the stone pillar and the roof

        a thin twist of golden thread-

        catching

        the divine in the commonplace.