Sonoran Summer

SONORAN SUMMER The river has run dry, its dripless bed is empty, and Crossing the flower carpet dim and dusty, parched Penstemon and brave little brittlebush, Expecting an inundation, stretch in a rush - Spreading petals and leaves which their wetted Wilted tapestry of color weaves - but they fast Revert to survival tactics and retract petals, in the Yearly drought of the Sonoran summer. ......................................................... Note. The desert of Sonora, Mexico, is one of the driest in the world, making plant life there very uncertain.