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Baja Bernie
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[*] posted on 7-9-2006 at 12:29 PM
A Tough and Beautiful Land


The bajarunner made me do it (this is not the one he was talking about, but it is close and I am still bored! The one I sent him just may end up in my new book, "THINK you know BAJA." The reason I am bored is because the new book is suddenly done and I am grasping for something worthwhile to keep my mind occupied.

A Tough and Beautiful Land

Hot winds blow
Out of the deserts
Over the mountains
And into the sea

A tough and beautiful land
Wind screaming and sand flowing
Scorching and searing its soul
Testing animals, plants, and Man

A tough and beautiful land
Sun, moon and stars
Caress this mystical enchanted land
Illuminating its stark beauty

Heat, dust and dryness
Quiet, serenity, and peace
All constant companions
To those few who know

Rain so rare
It begins ever so softly
Grows to an unrelenting force
Clouds scurry heavily across the sky

A tough and beautiful land
Man has a choice
Stand and welcome what comes
Or hide

Most prefer to stand legs braced
To feel Baja?s life forces
To hope for rain
To cool this parched land

Hurricanes push waves of water
Destroying
Recasting and changing
This tough and beautiful land

A land like no other

BAJA

Bernie Swaim 1-27-03

[Edited on 7-9-2006 by Baja Bernie]

[Edited on 7-9-2006 by Baja Bernie]




My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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[*] posted on 7-9-2006 at 05:52 PM


very nice:yes:



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[*] posted on 7-9-2006 at 05:58 PM


Bored????
Bored!!!!
Que pasa???

Let's write another book, I love abusing your prose.
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[*] posted on 7-9-2006 at 06:27 PM
You sure do that! Healthy ego have I






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