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Ocotillo
Ocotillo, greening after winter rains, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
After winter rains,
even the ocotillo
seems to sing for joy.
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Tapestry
Ocotillo branches, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
wild and thorny threads—
ocotillo tapestry
woven through the sky
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Taskmasters
Ocotillo thorns, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Southern Arizona
ocotillo thorns
driven into tender flesh—
cruel taskmasters
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Wastelands
Ocotillo blossoms, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
Something in the air
compels the ocotillo
to call wastelands home.
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Leading
Ocotillo blossoms, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
on a level path
ten thousand crimson blossoms
leading to the hills
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Progress
Ocotillo blossoms, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
hewing to the way
though pools of water be scant—
the pilgrim’s progress
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Dancing
Ocotillo branches, green after summer rain, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
morning festival—
branches in the wilderness
dancing for the sun
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Dancing
Dry ocotillo blossoms, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
morning festival—
fistful of brittle blossoms
dancing for the sun
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Companion
Ocotillo blossom, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
near nightfall
one fading blossom
my sole companion
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Guiding
Ocotillo blossoms, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California
brighter than the stars
fiery flowers guiding me
through the wilderness
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