Nov. 8, 2011

Desert Eyes

by James Collins (author's profile)

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Desert Eyes

I sat beside a stern cactus
The wind howled
It was mild and friendly
Snakes and lizards
scampered up the dune
trying to elude the relentless sun.
I don't know why
but I watched and waited.
I was warm and content
until a bird bore a hole
in the top of the cactus.
The hollow echoed
be still and learn.

—James Collins

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