Fairy
Chimneys
Within these ancient river valleys
Hewed out through the riven landscape
Strange bony fingers stretch upwards
Irregular sandstone columns pointing at the
sky
Protected from erosion of wind and weather
By basalt boulders perched precariously
atop
Thus they sit
Wearing dainty hats or caps
Extended mushroom shapes
Tall structures
Amid the tuff
Curved and crooked
Twisted, leaning
Top-heavy stones
Defying gravity
Balanced high
Up in the air
Waiting for that moment
When the pillar
Will at last collapse
And rain down rocks
To the ground beneath
A fairy chimney no longer
Copyright Andy Fawthrop 2014
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