Gentle Earth, I Beg of You -

Gentle Earth, I beg of you - Whisper to us the first sign of spring. Annul this wintry despair And a season of life anew, bring. From the depths of Baja Carry the warmth in upon a draft. Poke the sunshine through grumbly clouds And send it down as a gilded shaft. Clothe the desert with the raiment Of fleeting sheets of white rain. Implore the wildflowers that they Bestow upon us a fantastic display. Help the button-face of the brittlebush Peep over the dead, crumpled brush. Bring forth the canyon penstemon. Make the Mexican lime cactus flush. With one stroke of rain Paint the delicate creosote yellow. Order the Engelmann’s cactus to raise Their trumpets of fuchsia and blow. Tempt forth the birds to sing – hark! I beg, usher in March.