Closer To The Bone

heading for
the highway

rolling like
a river

soaring like
an eagle

skipping like
a stone

coming from
the heartbeat

nothing but
the truth now

everything
is sweeter

closer to
the bone

--kris kristofferson
(from "closer to the bone ")

approaching Turquoise Canyon (top)
Colorado River near Royal Arch Canyon (middle)
view east from outside Travertine Canyon (below)