Sky Island
...saguaros
guardians of the sonora
a battalion wafting
in one hundred degree heat
standing sentry on granite slopes
vertical green etches
in carmel cliffs
literally--litter the foothills
r...
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Categories:
sonora, granddaughter, grandfather, nature,
Form: Free verse
Ganhar
...Ganhar presença
Na próxima década
nos anos da próxima década
nas próximas décadas,
para ganhar presença.
não é o nome, não é a voz,
nem mesmo um perfil de Facebook
nem uma carteira de identi...
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Categories:
sonora, business,
Form: Free verse
Apenas Palavras
...Só palavras - Apenas palavras
Na próxima década
nos anos da próxima década
nas próximas décadas,
para ganhar presença.
não é o nome, não é a voz,
nem mesmo um perfil de Facebook
nem uma cart...
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Categories:
sonora, business,
Form: Free verse
Sonora Sunrise
...It's the way she looks at midnight
not worrying about her hair
shines like stars above us
but she'll never disappear
she's wind and sun and water
a gift of hope to some
but what I...
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Categories:
sonora, love,
Form: Free verse
Sonora: the Desert
...Harsh sunlight beats upon the thirsty land
And glares upon the limestone cliffs and sand,
While waves of heat rise shimmering, above
The parched loam where the great saguaros stand.
And perc...
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Categories:
sonora, animal, environment, nature, paradise,
Form: Rubaiyat
Sonora Dinamita
...Explosive bailando
Curves and smiles
Killing the hearts of the naive
Enticing embraces entwined Mexican graces
Acambaroooooooooooooo
Vive los mortes
Vive los suenos
Vive los ninos
Did the...
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Categories:
sonora, art, beauty, death, international,
Form: Free verse
Foggy Nights, Letter To a Friend
...Foggy Nights, A Letter To A Friend
By Curtis Johnson
I have driven on snowy and icy roads in Wisconsin and Illinois. In the summer’s heat of the Sacramento Region, I have driven in cars, vans, ...
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Categories:
sonora, christian, friendship, god, heart,
Form: Prose Poetry
The Beast
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The Beast ( La Bestia )
You might wonder - who or what is the Beast?
The Beast in Spanish means - La Bestia. The
Beast is a cargo train that travels from Ciapas
Mex. - to Sonora Mex....
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Categories:
sonora, death,
Form: Free verse
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:
sonora, flower, nature,
Form: Alliteration
Sonora Saguaro
...Sonora Saguaro
Creamy flowers bloom.
Distinctively beautiful,
Oh, that southwest side.
© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
March 11, 2008...
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Categories:
sonora, nature
Form: Haiku
Desert Beauty
...Desert Beauty
Giant Saguaro
Inch by inch, as her years passed,
The Sonora bloomed
© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
February 11, 2008....
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Categories:
sonora, nature
Form: Haiku