Mariana Trench

‘Deepest place / on the planet’

Wonder is hidden Six miles below The Pacific’s Endless surface. Deepest place On the planet, So close To its fiery core, Here— Only an ocean’s Great weight Keeps the molten Heart of earth From cracking open, From pouring forth All of its anguish, Relief, ecstasy.

Julie Sumner is a writer who posts new poems, prayers, and devotionals on her weekly blog, windowonwords.com.

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