Come, Graceful Brittlebush
...Come, graceful brittlebush
And creamy globe mallow blooms.
The winds of spring call you
Again from the sandy tombs.
Come, you dashing lupine
And join the wingnuts on the hills.
Go an...
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Categories:
brittlebush, flower, spring, sun,
Form: Rhyme
Dolus the Gulible Clavichord player and Miss Magdalena Solis,
....CORLEO the robot inspired our venture
the robot with navigation control
seeking cactus fruit and rare stones
the brittlebush and desert lilies patterns
embordered in to si...
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Categories:
brittlebush, guitar, music, myth,
Form: Bio
Return from Desert
...Back from the desert and loving it
both the visit and the return.
The powerful plane deiced in Chicago.
Brittlebush, difficulty distinguishing acacia from ironwood.
Mesquite, and plenty of palove...
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Categories:
brittlebush, cancer, home, music, power,
Form: Free verse
April - Breezy and Demure -
...April – breezy and demure –
Make yourself at home.
I’ve kept some tea warm –
So glad you're here.
I heard that you'd visit;
The birds announced your arrival
By chirp and warble –
I’d been wa...
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Categories:
brittlebush, april, bird, flower,
Form: Rhyme
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.
Pok...
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Categories:
brittlebush, earth, march, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Discretion Is the Better Part of Valour
...DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR
The river has run dry, its bed is empty sand.
Across the flower carpet’s dim and dusty land
Penstemon and brave little Brittlebush,
Expecting an inundation...
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Categories:
brittlebush, summer,
Form: Couplet
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 i...
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Categories:
brittlebush, flower, nature,
Form: Alliteration