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"Thoracic Era" by Rayne Lacko

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May 15th, 2026

Thoracic Era

by Rayne Lacko

Deep and steady, Inhale. Mountain spine. 
Each vertebra a summit, valleys familiar, 
Spruce shadows silvered with morning light. 
Flex and root, bend and rise, 
Season to season, fertile air, evergreen. 
Uncharted springs, Erosion. New growth flourishing.
Inhale widens sky. Exhale to release, 
Bend to rise, root to sky.
Enduring grace stands luminous and still,
Transform and evolve, ask unasked questions.
Opening strata alter horizons, fossilizing sorrows.
Tectonic shifts, invite the next epoch.
 
Epoch! Next, the Invite. Shifts tectonic.
Sorrows fossilizing, horizons alter strata. Opening.
Questions unasked. Ask. Evolve and transform. 
Still and luminous stands grace enduring, 
Sky to root, rise to bend,    
Release to exhale, sky widens. Inhale. 
Flourishing growth. New. Erosion, springs uncharted.
Evergreen, air fertile, season to season, 
Rise and bend, root and flex.
Light morning with silvered spruce shadows, 
Familiar valleys. Summit, a vertebra each. 
Spine mountain, exhale. Steady and deep.

About the Poet
Rayne Lacko resides in Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States.
Read the poet's biography and Wax Poetry and Art publications on Rayne Lacko's Artist Page.

This poem is also featured in Comet #8, published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.

Keywords: palindrome, entering a new era, grace in the second half

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