Silent Structures (c. 1975)

Silent Structures
marking progress from infinity to infinity.

Rubble, rust, stumps, bones,
above and below the earth -
symbols of life's achievement,
realization of goals -
ultimate effort's reward.

Skeletons of accomplishment
rising through strata -
layer and layer telling the story,
repeating, repeating,
building, building,
obscuring the tale of the one below.