Heat comesafter the cool of morningdown out of a clear blue skythat reaches upwardstowards forever. Land bakes underoven-air that parchesgrass and flower,sears the souland wearies hearts and limbs. Over the mountains building, towering, darkening clouds confoundthe sunbright heat,lift gales,fling lightning boltswith a crack and grumble and rain buckets down at lastto bludgeon flowersinto the sudden …
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Apricots Growing Wild
Sweet, sweet, wild fruitin the first heat of the day in the desert… Cool and sweet, unlooked-for treat in the desert morning, an oasis… Nectar, glowing, sweet as light, and chill, from the night. Cool and sweet delight heralded by wasps drunk with pleasure… They do not sting, I do not kill– Sweet truce in …
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