Morning Sunrise Along The Trail — Image by kenne
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Saguaro Near Bear Canyon Trail — Image by kenne
The Mighty Saguaro
The mighty saguaro,
so majestic and tall,
holds its lifelong secrets
surprising one and all.
The seedling saguaro
begins small and afraid,
hoping it will survive
beneath the nurse plant’s shade.
The tiny saguaro
grows a little each year,
searching for the water
which is precious and dear.
The struggling saguaro
pushes upward for days,
glad it keeps avoiding
a new herbivore’s gaze.
The lucky saguaro
survives the desert heat,
outliving the nurse plant
not knowing of its feat.
The patient saguaro
looks skyward at all hours,
until at age fifty
it produces first flowers.
The giving saguaro
shares its bounty with all
who wait for months on end
for tasty fruits to fall.
The youthful saguaro
knows at seventy-five
that its newly formed arms
keeps desert friends alive.
The aging saguaro
has been a willing friend
to desert’s small creatures
dependent to the end.
The mighty saguaro
grows to fifty feet high,
waiting two hundred years
to almost touch the sky.
— Debbie Emery
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Saguaro Scars 2 comments
Saguaro Scars — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Mid-life saguaros
Having survived desert heat
Have plenty of scars.
— kenne
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Tucson Basin as Viewed from Blackett’s Ridge — Panorama by kenne
“I love to soar in the boundless sky.
In the vast emptiness of the blue,
my soul rejoices
listening to the soundless music
of the wind.”
— from World Peace: The Voice of a Mountain Bird by
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Saguaro Sunrise — Photo-Artistry by kenne
standing alone
waving,
waving at the sun
moving high
darkness
running for life
— kenne
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Desert Morning On The Trail 4 comments
Saguaro Cactus (Pistol Hill Trail, January 11, 2019) — Image by kenne
Cold desert morning
Moving briskly on the trail
Dewdrops on dried weeds.
— kenne
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The Cloud Above, Death Below 2 comments
The Cloud Above, Death Below — Image by kenne
When death comes
The ribs are exposed
Standing tall.
— kenne
