Too Much Beauty

is there such a thing as too much beauty?



i'm on overload

and feel I'm losing the ability to absorb



like a waterlogged sponge

I feel the need to ration it -

to dole it out in measured doses



so I can comprehend the essence

of each new vista, slowly...



let it drip

deep into the hidden recesses of my being

like an intravenous elixir

until i meld with the energy that surrounds me



then spread it on the bread

that is my everyday life



my cup runneth over

(written recently while traveling the Ouray - Silverton Million Dollar Highway)