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—Judy Hensley, photograph |
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Machu Picchu I Machu Picchu: Quechuan for “Old Peak” A town of granite cut from the Andes Not visible from the Urubamba River below Protected by Huayna Picchu, the “Young Peak” Stairways up a steep green slope to the ridge, Terraces for farming and grazing Alpacas and llamas smile from the ferns and orchids, Birds and butterflies flit among the rocks. A condor carved in the bedrock takes flight. Beautiful granite walls of the Inca Stones fit together without mortar Rock houses with peaked, thatched roofs, Niches, windows, courtyards, alleys, aqueducts And stairs everywhere, taking the foot and the eye up, always up. At the top, a sundial tethered to that star Ties the sun directly overhead at the equinox And calls the sun back at the winter solstice. —Judy Hensley Emeritus Faculty |
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Funding For This Site Provided In Part By A Title V Grant
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