Cedar Breaks National Monument is a subalpine forest and meadow national monument. At 10,000 feet in elevation, the air is crisp, wildflowers sprout and grow even through the hottest months of summer, (the photographs in the video were taken in early August, 2023,) and night skies dazzle. A natural amphitheater, with walls over 2,000 feet tall, can be seen from the rim. Several easy-to-moderate hikes are available, or you can enjoy the picnic areas for lunch. As of this writing, construction of a new Visitor’s Center is underway, which will add to enjoyment of the park.
LYRICS TO HOUSE ALIVE, from the “Boarding House Mysteries” series
Boarding House stood in silence
Smudgy lens pictures of life
“An eyewitness” I confess
Conditions for death are rife1
The upper floor hallway doors
Graffiti scar soars 2of youth
Murder mystery to solve
Involving the cops to sleuth
Who are these elusive girls?
Purse and curls the rumored clues
Room-to-room questions to ask
Wearing a mask, paying dues3
Is this a world for a dream?
And a stream of consciousness?
Or, are doors closed and shut tight?
“Leave a light on” makes more sense.
Notes on the Lyrics to “House Alive”
Written in the Welsh quatrain poetic form called Awdl Gywydd, (pronounced “ow-dull gee-youth.”)
- Each four-stanza section has seven syllables per line.
- In Lines One and Three, the last syllable rhymes with the third-to-fifth syllable of the following line (Lines Two and Four.)
- Last word of Lines Two and Four rhyme.