DESERT JOURNEY
We humans came to the Earth far too late
and have missed out on rampant, unbridled volcanoes
and the common sense of glaciers. We must learn from
the insects that buzz around in the shadow of trees
and the black and yellow thrush that builds nests
among blue and defiant lupins in the desert.
When the seed falls onto the ground, it has to wait
for years for a brief heavy shower
to be able to start to grow, and then lie dormant and
wait patiently for the next rainy season. Anyone fleeing
from the desert or using the desert as an escape
has stopped waiting for a sign that is more powerful
than wind and rain, or a cactus that catches fire.
The old trees ask us to remain
for the time it takes to tame a sunbeam.
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