looking
at the mountain

with its
stationary stare

and seemingly
vacant thought

it is
tempting

to assume
absolute ignorance

a mere
feature

within a mute
landscape

but this
could be wisdom

at its purest

this lack
of a need

to
express

what is

Selected byNolcha Fox
Image credit:Kurt Cotoaga

About the Author: Michael Acker lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has lived in various parts of the world; his early education was in German and French(Munich, Germany).  Mike enjoys writing short poetry, especially with the intent of exploring the possibilities latent in a single image.