Thursday, August 13, 2026: Sandra Tanhauser's "Five Thousand Stone Steps"

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Sandra Tanhauser first started writing poetry in the early 1970’s when she lived in the Santa Monica/Venice Beach area. The artistic scene then centered around small bookstores and Beyond Baroque which was a venue for poetry readings and other artistic performances. She had a number of poems published in Bachy and Momentum. After retirement from a career in IT, she returned to writing and has been very involved with poetry scene at the Sacramento Poetry Center. Several of her recent poems have been published in Voices and LAdige Review.

She finds poetry a beautiful avenue for exploring the essence of life.



Five Thousand Stone Steps


Five thousand stone steps,

where runners in sandals climb

thru orchid laden

forests hung with mist

thru clouds that hover over valleys

and waterfalls that spiral over cliffs.


lead to Machu Picchu

meeting point of earth and heaven

amid soaring iridescent peaks.

Magnificent city of stone,

clay hills terraced in succession

high above rounding rivers.


Citadel where stars speak to seers

and Inca gods appear.

Impervious to earthquakes,

monument to a lost civilization

a keeper of their secrets

and their fears.


© Sandra Tanhauser

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