SENTINEL

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Dry
.......And sere
....................And barren
Lies the earth.
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'Neath burning sun life
Shrinks,
........Withers,
....................Hides.
Glaring spotlight drains,
........Moisture burrows deep;
....................Silence bears, endures
..............................and waits.
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In all that vastness stands
.........Saguaro.
At his feet,
.........Daring light,
....................Daring heat,
Prickly clump of cactus;
.........Hard needles defy
....................Stupefying glare,
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Yet hidden in her depths
.........Blood red drop of courage.
....................Hope blossoms there.
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From Life's A Bitch by GeoE
For Melissa, 1993
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