To the south on the rolling plateau

....................................................still high
..............................................above the trees
the thin pastures
...........are beginning to green

white patches
......of dolomite
.........look like scars of flour
........but the grass
grows where the ground
....is brown

.................small outcroppings
............................ on the horizon
..............................................bump
............................................ into the heavy clouds
..........................................and sheets
...............................of rain
.....................................droop out of the their bellies

onto the far side of the ridge