RIDDLE
by Sam Stevenson
four directions in
staggering geometry
the sun still rises
giant walls ensconce
terraces rising sunward
shrouded in living
he sits unmoving
wooden figure and stern brow
grasping thunderstorms
rising from the marsh
stone huntress amidst pillars
shuttered by the cross
king passes away
lions and gods stand vigil
the marble namesake
stands over two seas
liberty's father the sun
built in victory
nine: the gray hermit
towers over briny brink
safe passage this way
by Sam Stevenson
four directions in
staggering geometry
the sun still rises
giant walls ensconce
terraces rising sunward
shrouded in living
he sits unmoving
wooden figure and stern brow
grasping thunderstorms
rising from the marsh
stone huntress amidst pillars
shuttered by the cross
king passes away
lions and gods stand vigil
the marble namesake
stands over two seas
liberty's father the sun
built in victory
nine: the gray hermit
towers over briny brink
safe passage this way