Tags : Desert

Triolet #1

Triolet #1

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


The Arizona Queen of the Night -She is a most mysterious flower -The one seen dancing in the moonlight.The Arizona Queen of the Night -In a pale gown,..
I know a place

I know a place

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


I know a placeWhere one can loungeAnd drink a refreshing dewWhere no worry survivesWhere no sounds intrudeWhere angels on its pathwaysAt times may be ..
Sweet Crickets

Sweet Crickets

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


Sweet crickets, the tuneYou’re playing tempts me to sleep.By your tune, I will drift offBetter to a place dark and deep.The low moon and toadsAs..
Good morning, fair cardinal -

Good morning, fair cardinal -

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


Good morning, fair cardinal -How are you?How are your children?Your plumage is nearly outdoneBy the sun’s golden hue.The mattress is firm -My bl..
I see the green of the desert

I see the green of the desert

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


I see the green of the desertThat overcomes the brown -Clinging to ground and water -And with gentle affection -It might reveal some colorLike a yello..
What a brutal sun that assaults the cliffs

What a brutal sun that assaults the cliffs

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


What a brutal sun that assaults the cliffs Where cacti and mescals dare to abide!Here and there, dozens of petroglyphs Decorating the canyon may be es..
Behold the marvelous wildflowers!

Behold the marvelous wildflowers!

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


Behold the marvelous wildflowers!How they boldly carpet a sloping glen -Our gift from Earth’s seasonal showers.Hardly is the desert recognizable..
Rather than talking to walls -

Rather than talking to walls -

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


Rather than talking to walls -I’d prefer a saguaroFor the wisdom they know.Centuries - they come and go -Leaving mysteries unsolvedAnd the tradi..
a stalactite gleams

a stalactite gleams

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


a stalactite gleamsblack water dripsthe only sound
a little frog

a little frog

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


a little frogsits on a warm rockbusy relaxing
a white-powdered landscape

a white-powdered landscape

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


a white-powdered landscapesunbeams illuminatenothing
a November breeze

a November breeze

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


a November breezeone palo verde bloomsanyway
It was hefted upon a breeze -

It was hefted upon a breeze -

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


It was hefted upon a breeze - As in a warm, flowing currentThrough a sea of palo verdes - To search for an embankment.That seed of promise - An implic..
Come, graceful brittlebush

Come, graceful brittlebush

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


Come, graceful brittlebush And creamy globe mallow blooms.The winds of spring call you Again from the sandy tombs.Come, you dashing lupine And join th..
Under a sky of celadon -

Under a sky of celadon -

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


Under a sky of celadon - I watched bees huddleIn frenzied expectation Of riding a flaxen petal.Lupine and globe mallow Danced about while sageWaved at..
Return from Desert

Return from Desert

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Back from the desert and loving itboth the visit and the return.The powerful plane deiced in Chicago.Brittlebush, difficulty distinguishing acacia fro..
Santa Fe

Santa Fe

A Poem by getinthecarplease


Sangre de Cristo dawnlight splashing over adobe homes like a golden falcon tracing my valley roams. Sanguine sanctuary, my everlasting play in th..