slope

arqios

 

slope

 

Patterns in weathered stone

carry the same recursion

found in cloud‑break and thaw.

 

To speak of erosion

is to misread the work;

better to stand inside

 

 

the quiet fulcrum of the ridge,

the dense interior

where the shift is sensed first,

 

long before the slope gives way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Author: crypticbard (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 28th, 2026 05:03
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • sorenbarrett

    This goes far deeper than geology my friend this to me speaks of people and the deeper we go the more and less we understand. Here when understood we can see the motivation that leads to behavior long before it occurs.

    • arqios

      Thanks, dear friend, indeed it goes deeper. 🙏🕊️

    • Tristan Robert Lange

      Arqios, there’s a quiet power in this that doesn’t need to announce itself…the sense of change beginning deep within before anything gives way. The focus on that inner point of shift holds the whole piece together. It’s subtle, but it lands. Beautifully done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

      • arqios

        And that is the truth with many of life's lessons and shifts. 🙏🕊️



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