piety
Remnants of volcanic pillars
incurring through gaseous space
whilst people curl up the corkscrewed
staircase to revel in the energy
still held in the dormant rock.
The odd cones, probably worshipped
as a miracle from some God,
and why shouldn't they be,
magnanimous as they are? At least
worshipped for coming into our
existence or natural phenomenon.
Outcropping of Earth's dramatic history,
provoking pious church building in every
town because we can't believe
how beautiful nature is on its own.