Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Orogenies Haiku

" Orogenies Haiku "

by Suzán Jiván

I

Valleys and ridges
correlations in phases
like edges of old

II

Paleozoic
Blue Ridge and inner Piedmont
seamed orogenies

III

Meta-sediments
intrusively igneous
oceans beginning

IV

Folding and faulting
supercontinent's remnants
later colliding

V

Down-faulted, normal
metamorphosed schist and gneiss
stresses subsided...

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