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At the End of Summer Nature Asserts
Its Prerogatives

All creatures rise
in the cool mornings
sniff the air -- smell the rising of the winds
move to yet another day of wandering
without seeming purpose

Winds blow from inland deserts
absorbing what little moisture remains --
skins parch and crack
in negation of recent monsoon flooding

Day after day air moves
bringing added heat
to an already radioactive land --
fanning the vastness with feverish
winds

Animals and humans respond
with unaccustomed restlessness
movement without purpose --
disorientation --
thoughts lost before they are formed

Water sources dry
as plants wither at mid-afternoon --
without relief
the forces we do not understand
remind that it is yet summer
in this harsh wilderness

The strong survive
one more day of blistering winds --
reach for the coolness of night
and hope
for a cool return of the sun

Campsite on Highway 395 ] Modern Petroglyphs ] [ At the End of Summer ] River Run ] When Man Confronts the Nature He Fears ] Revenge in the Techno-Society ] True Communication Is Neither Audible Nor Visible ] Eagles Test ] The Closeness ] Harbinger ] Tourons ] Ladybug ] Watering Los Angeles ] Walker Lake ] Sanctuary ] Heralds ] Midwest Summers ] Desert Rain Squall ]

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