Fog Portrait

RINGS of iron gray smoke; a woman-s steel face ... looking ... looking.
Funnels of an ocean liner negotiating a fog night; pouring a taffy mass down the wind; layers of soot on the top deck; a taffrail ... and a woman-s steel face ... looking ... looking.
Cliffs challenge humped; sudden arcs form on a gull-s wing in the storm-s vortex; miles of white horses plow through a stony beach; stars, clear sky, and everywhere free climbers calling; and a woman-s steel face ... looking ... looking ...