US Represented

The Life of Colorado

 

Arches carved by nature’s knife

Bluebells bursting into life

 

Columbines the bloom of state

Deer tracks cloven hooves create

 

Elk herd standing tall with pride

Fox pups posting side by side

 

Ghost town eerie without sound

Hay bales scattered on the ground

 

Icicles sharp as frozen quills

Jagged mountain hiking trails

 

Kingdoms crumbled long ago

Leaves ablaze with aspen glow

 

Mountains scraping sunrise skies

Needles snagging autumn’s prize

 

Overlook from cliffside throne

Petroglyphs etched into stone

 

Queen’s crown flowers pinkish-red

Rainbows stunning snowy spread

 

Sunset stripes standard across the sky

Thunderstorm in hot July

 

Unicorn on vlast plateau

Vista painted white with snow

 

Waterfall of misting spray

Xeriscape done nature’s way

 

Yampa river far below

Zig-zag formed by gentle flow

Picture of About Maddox Stacy

About Maddox Stacy

Author’s note: Maddox Stacy is 9 years old and loves his home state of Colorado, the inspiration for this poem. He is a fourth grader at the Vanguard School who loves maps and wants to be a tornado chaser when he grows up. He wants readers to know that he made up the word “vlast,” which means “green and vast.” Maddox hopes this poem will help people not take Colorado for granted.

Editor’s note: Maddox has been reading since he was 4 and has been experimenting with poetry since about age 6. This poem, entirely composed in front of his father and handed to me in Maddox’s best cursive handwriting, is an experiment not just with the alphabet, but with rhyme, meter and alliteration, all of which are concepts that intrigue him. It is my honor to share this poem. –DeLyn Winters

Header picture credit: Blaine Harrington

Author picture credit: DeLyn Winters

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