Giants Wrestled

Giants wrestled on the earth
Arms and knees gouging the ground
as they rolled across its floor
thrashing
demolishing all that lay in their path
crushing and tearing the trees
out by the roots
spit drooling from their lips
from their exertion
sweat weeping from their pores
until all that was left was their ashes

From this epic battle
left behind to remind us
a place of awesome beauty
Yosemite
Polished Half Dome, El Capitan
The falls and Merced Valley
A fitting tribute
To when giants wrestled on this earth