In The Desert, Only Golfers Walk On Grass   1 comment

Desert Golf Course — Image by kenne

Lizard don’t golf

Does anyone here remember
heat dancing off the sand
living land

the shifting dunes of september
now entombed in golf course green
so obscene

travelers came to see desert sights
searching for exotic places
empty spaces

stayed for warm days, star filled nights
building homes in paradise
closed eyes

banished the desert from its place
visitors need a permit to pass
keep off grass

Made a playground from the empty space
golfs a game anyone may play
they say

claiming a course is better than the desert waste
but the lizards who paid
never played

— Luann Pfost

Posted September 10, 2022 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Existential Moment, Information, Lizards, Photography, Poetry, Tucson Arizona

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One response to “In The Desert, Only Golfers Walk On Grass”

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  1. Lovely poem. It’s hard to see wilderness turned into a golf course, where precious water is used to keep green what should not be.

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    Bridgette
    September 10, 2022 at 12:42 pm

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