Giant atmospheric nebulous crests gently roll br as if they were foamy white summer seashore gifts br br Softly whipped toppings coating autumn’s fall fare br Quietly, washing down the delectable delights br br The Cumberland escarpment adorned in red br Sumac, rising up from bottom branches, Hardwoods br br Exhibit finest gifts in gallery showings br Contrasted with the near ninety degree ivory br br Cliffs that lead upland to the Kentucky plateau br Those mountainous risings kiss both Virginia and br br Old rocky top’s legendary evergreen-ed hills br In life giving droplets of drink, high-lighted with br br Prismatic arches in every hue carrying dreams br And golden hopes westward through that so ancient Gap br br As the sun sets it fringes those cloud edgings bright red- br Orange, not unlike cherries tossed on a sundae br br br (Standing Eye to Eye with the Clouds in br Cumberland Gap, Tennessee ~ October 9,2007)br br Debora Shortbr br