Thursday, October 20, 2011

Cactus

White hair with no shift of red
the shade that gave you your name
Faded jean eyes, peering through thick glass
Creased forehead, roughened by sun and dry wind
Hands carved from oak, worn to sandpaper
A distant figure in my vision,
saguaro cactus reaching toward white sky
Stay standing
Don't leave on the howl of
the desert wind

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