Baja Bernie - 2-12-2007 at 02:01 PM
I wrote most of this poem a few years back but was never happy with it and could not find a finish that fitted.............Today in reading the post
by tripledigitken and others & viewing the pictures I was able to finish it......Hope you enjoy it. My thanks to the folks who allowed me to
finish it.
A Baja Desert
I am an enigma, a paradox
and surely a challenge
Moments are long
But never empty in my land
History as vague as my terrain
Shrouded in a fog
Prickly pear fences remain
Adobe structures melted in the rain
A palm survives to prove
Water lies close to the surface
Missions melted into mere humps of adobe
Others disappear completely
Truth is only truth
To those who care
Horns of the big horn sheep
Arched over its bleached and sand-pitted skull
The wail of a wild cat
The shadow of a mule deer
Quail flushed from the greasewood
Prove water is nearby
Twisted cacti writhing across sandy ground
Lizards basking in the sun
The Gardens of Catavina
A magical, golden dawn
Huge boulders
Scattered
As if by a god!
by Bernie Swaim
2-12-07
[Edited on 2-12-2007 by Baja Bernie]
[Edited on 2-12-2007 by Baja Bernie]
DENNIS - 2-12-2007 at 03:25 PM
Truth is only truth
To those who care
Bernie ......
I wish I'd said that. Thanks for everything.
Just a suggestion.......... Put something between the last line of your poem and your name. It kinda runs together.
Dennis
Baja Bernie - 2-12-2007 at 04:08 PM
Thanks,
Will that work?
Poems do not fit to well with this format.....or is it only that I don't understand how to manipulate the system.
DENNIS - 2-12-2007 at 04:12 PM
That works, Bernie. Just thought I'd mention it before someone questions your modesty.
tripledigitken - 2-12-2007 at 05:35 PM
Bernie,
Glad you finished your work. Very nicely done. It paints a picture every bit as vivid as the photos here.
Thanks,
Ken
DianaT - 2-12-2007 at 06:28 PM
Nice, very nice---thanks Bernie
Diane
jdtrotter
Baja Bernie - 2-13-2007 at 12:12 PM
Boy! That camera of yours really gets around.....Great pictures.