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Painted

Painted desert skies blanket the shifting sands. Hiding secret surprise in the quiet badlands. Hardiest creatures known walk the hot, scorching earth living under a stone proving their robust worth. Scorpions, spiders, snakes and more native species survive where the earth bakes and little relief sees. Birds, gazelles, and camels all graze the barren land, among many mammals that flourish in the sand. The painted desert smiles at its varied creatures as if they were exiles in defiance of their teachers. Nature’s ecosystem thrives among the cacti. Life is full to the brim under the painted sky.

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Date: 4/3/2023 4:32:00 AM
Linda, wonderful writing and thank you for sharing your poem with us in my Writing Challenge congratulations !
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 4/3/2023 7:16:00 AM
Wow Constance. Thank you for the placement and the contest! :)
Date: 3/31/2023 5:38:00 AM
Very nicely peened Linda, I enjoyed the read, Congrats on your win
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/31/2023 6:32:00 AM
Thank you Joseph. :)
Date: 3/30/2023 10:08:00 AM
- A wide selection of life "under the painted sky". .. lovely written, Linda :) - Congratulations on your win :) - hugs
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/30/2023 1:54:00 PM
Hi Anne-Lise. You are kind with your welcome words. :)
Date: 3/30/2023 9:39:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in the Contest, Linda. Nice poem
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/30/2023 1:54:00 PM
Thank you Alfonso! :)
Date: 3/29/2023 4:19:00 PM
we find many things of beauty under a painted sky, lovely poem so symetrical
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/30/2023 1:54:00 PM
Many thanks my sweet friend. :)
Date: 3/29/2023 2:39:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. Your "Painted" is a wonderful write. Love It. Have a blessed day writing away....................
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/29/2023 2:44:00 PM
Thank Paula. I really appreciate it.
Date: 3/29/2023 1:10:00 PM
Been to the dessert in Arizona…loved it and your write. Pangie xo
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/29/2023 2:44:00 PM
Thank you my dear friend!
Date: 3/28/2023 7:10:00 PM
Amazing when you think about, isn't it! The desert is certainly no place for snowflakes, as they say. ~ College Counselor
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/29/2023 7:38:00 AM
Teehee gw. I find it amazing and fascinating. Did you see the pictures of the snow in the Sonoran Desert a few months ago? 2-4" snow on the ground for about 4 hours. A "once in a generation" event they said.
Date: 3/28/2023 2:27:00 PM
A very nicely painted canvas, Alice. I went to a lot of places I've seen, while reading your lines.
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/28/2023 2:45:00 PM
Thank you dear Daniel. Too many animals, too many dry desserts to visit them all, but they each have their own beauty. :)
Date: 3/28/2023 12:15:00 PM
Excellent poem. I enjoyed this :)
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/28/2023 12:16:00 PM
Thank you Heidi. I always welcome your visits and comments :)
Date: 3/28/2023 11:10:00 AM
Dear Linda, a stunning picture of painted sky. truly enjoyed. BW~ Mala
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 3/28/2023 11:16:00 AM
Thank you so much dear Mala. I appreciate your warm comments. :)

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