River sunset

The green and gray

give way to gold,

a golden canvas

of stone, reaching

high to its crown

of blue, enlightened

by sun. The stone layers,

cracks and fractures

into prominence, no flaw

hidden or disguised,

open to glory,

conceived in glory,

by the hand of glory.

The photograph was taken on Feb. 28, 2013, about 6 p.m., from the balcony at Laity Lodge, near Kerrville, Texas.