Under the thin shade of palo verde
my thoughts are carried
through quiet desert air.
The world beyond
slowly empties from my mind.
I am learning how to concentrate,
pay attention to God's creation,
and share it with you;
and now I invite you
into this poem,
to witness...
how this light breeze
kisses the soft lips of poppy petals;
the way sunlight splashes the
foothills scattered with Saguaro,
or reddens the sandstone ridges;
to recall memory's
silent treasures
being brought to light;
every year is
full of days being born,
again, and again;
all those yesterdays
giving birth to today
with hope for tomorrow.
What we see in nature is
borrowed from our gift of days.
Carried now
by the quiet music of poetry
into gentle souls,
receptive and richly blessed.
© 2015 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. Catalina State Park - Tucson, Arizona
2. Saguaro National Park - (West) - Tucson, Arizona
3. Pusch Ridge Wilderness - Ventana Canyon - Tucson, Arizona
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