genevieve, a geomorphologist, explained to me last march that the angle of repose is the degree at which rocks and debris rest after mass fail, or erosion.
this weekend, i was down on the staircase, looking at the rocks, comme d'habitude. they are beautiful because they have fallen. they're at rest, but they'll fall again. and something new will be beautiful.
was the quiet i always felt in you really repose? i wish i thought so.
wallace stegner, AofR, 12.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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