Saguaro Poems - Poems about Saguaro

hasty journey south tombstone circle k wade through wanna be cowboys and rv queens to check out counter and zip outta the parking lot onto the open road only to be cut off by a paint truck laying lines really? crawling down the highway slower than a snail no way to get back home now slow motion anesthesia fade kicking in paint truck procession will it ever end finally interstate cruising and bless my soul heart of saguaro forest rising...

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........Cactus ....Water Towers Isolated desolates Wrapped in spikes Fluted aqua Greys Or in military green Reaching the skies The desolate cacti The desert fingers Withholding blaze.. Desicating breeze.......... .Blistering freeze.................. Where not a blade.................... Nothin' germinate...................... Them root in dust..................... Wasteland, gravel..................... The fluted barrels...................... They shrink in dry...................... Bellow up in rains...................... .Spiky succulents...................... .Not inviting hugs........................M ..unlike tree stem........................A ...their soft pith.........................X ...so innocent..............................I ..alas they fend ...........................M .there's no invite............................U wrapped in spikes........................M Wish I could touch...................... Cares'smooth...

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WARNING: Saguaro I wandered e'er so stiffly, speaking to loneliness, Got dead to desire at the start, deaf to silence, This remained an arduous journey of despair, Beneath a broad unforgiving expensive sky, Destitute, I went hither, on equal ground, Dreamt damp beds per sensitive trudge, Last marrow withered essence within, Cracked, my breath spit out sounds, Standing, midst heaven and earth, Nature projects, outline...

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Green clinger on arid arroyo rock, Spring blooms of faded yellow you did drop. Desert dry took a toll of leaf and branch Leaving photosynthesis to your bark. Life is tough, lizard kissed, so short and harsh. Unlike upland cousins, you are blessed: In your shelter rests a saguaro babe, Whose stately arms one day will take your place. ...

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There once was a shutterbug named Louie Whose dry humor was a trifle screwy. To a saguaro he said Hands up lest I shoot you dead. A shot; a flash; kablooey went Louie. Date: 07/01/2019 Sponsor: Tania Kitchin...

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A saguaro cactus… am I at times with white flowers, red fruit melding variety into my surroundings Beautiful, poised and strong bathing in radiant sunlight forever reaching toward the sky Shadowed by neighboring dunes absorbing the fast setting sun proudly standing on my patch of desert A saguaro cactus... am I housing & feeding those near watching over all who call this land home...

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Saguaro cacti rise up like mighty sentinels boldly claiming the high desert plains tall and proud, their prickly arms forewarn intruders to stop and beware. A daunting presence, bold and majestic toughness flows through their cacti veins Saguaro endure long hours in the barren wilderness with roots that persevere under dry, hard crust. With no respite, save for the night Saguaro...

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In the shimmering heat waves under midsummer blazing sun, for he doesn’t know the meaning of the abundance of waters the overflowing river, quenched his thirst with boiling sand while looking at the sky to find a tomorrow in somewhere on the other side of passing cloud. He was forgotten saguaro standing one leg on the ground with both arms spread...

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Although flowers bloom it’s awkward to say that they are flowers because they are not flowers, but thorns disguised as yellow pistils and stamens surrounded by the petals made of pieces of colorless paper. Moreover, their fragrance bears no meaning at all because they bloom in the night, and each time when the scorching sun brands the...

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Gunshot Saguaro Long spines. Waxy skin. Wounds within your flesh abide. Tall. Distinguished. Dried. © Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen December 6, 2009...

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Sonora Saguaro Creamy flowers bloom. Distinctively beautiful, Oh, that southwest side. © Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen March 11, 2008...

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at the foot of the mountains in a valley that is green in the shadow of saguaro and arid desert terrain you hug and kiss me goodbye I know it's the very last time quickly mount your horse and off to the west you ride no glances over your shoulder as you pass the mesquite trees on a new trail that awaits looking for all that...

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Saguaro Cactus Stick like shilouette in morn Birds feed and nest there...

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The ancient cactus that grows in barren lands Alone and shaded by their own thorns Take hundreds of years to mature Hundreds of years to prepare Hundreds of years until They give life A tiny bloom finally appears in thorny reaches And blesses the skies with new colors Colors that invite the flying bugs Colors that sweetly sing Colors that soon fade away And the gift...

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