Signs Of Spring In The Desert   3 comments

Saguaro Blossoms
Ocotillo Blossoms
Palo Verde Blossons
Spring in Sabino Canyon
Desert Hibiscus

Signs Of Spring In The Desert — Photo Essay by kenne

Desert Song

I thirst
for your rivers
your rippling mesas of sand
gold mirrors
on your sinuous curves

I thirst
for the saguaro
for the sweet juice of cactus
in the prickling sweat
of a desert sun

I thirst
for the searing of hot valleys
the bend of shimmer and heat
that bow that arcs the arrow
toward this center, my heart

I thirst
for the bloom, the sweet
languorous smells
this subtle perfume
elusive, as the scuttle of desert life

I thirst
for this tallest, deepest night
of stars and silence
when the moon is only a moon
silvering this light

— Ruth Housman

Posted April 6, 2017 by kenneturner in Arizona, Bumblebee, Desert Wildflower, Information, Nature, Photographic Essay, Poetry, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Spring, Tucson Arizona, Wilcox Arizona, Wildflowers

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3 responses to “Signs Of Spring In The Desert”

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  1. Great eye, kenneturner! Thanks for sharing.

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    Paul Fiarkoski
    April 6, 2017 at 8:33 am

  2. Gadzooks! Can’t believe the number of blooms on that saguaro. Incredible. I’ve only been in the Sonoran at the start of the season so fewer than a dozen blossoms is about the most I’ve seen. What a photo!

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    Sally
    April 7, 2017 at 2:17 pm

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