Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Yesterday I had a tour on South Kaibab, and there was so much graffiti!  I did not want to stop with my group every few feet, so I went back today and it took me two hours to erase everything down to Cedar Mesa.  Here is the poem I wrote whilst hiking back out.  Xarlo is Lorax spelled backward.

I am the Xarlo
I speak for the rocks
To protect them from those
With heads full of blocks.

The rocks by themselves
Are pretty much matchless
They are not improved
By your infantile scratches.

Your hearts and your names
Your dates and your wit.
Your drawings of dogs
You know what:  just quit.

The facts of your deed
You wish to exert
But just take a picture
 Or buy a tee shirt.

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