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Cali-lounge
begins
when the crickets start
when
the evening breeze begins its slow crawl across the desert floor
to
chase on the day's last mirage.
It
begins when fireflies spark the dry river bed
& coyotes
begin their dance for dinner
trotting
past the nests and nestling, the tried & tumbling.
It
begins porch time, after dinner, when kids & grandpas come out
to
scream & grump in the cooling pass of day, all to the
backdop
of Mexican radio, pouring AM from a passing cutlass.
It
begins just after the last train, doppler in the distance
haunts
you & grounds you at the same time,
delivering
the very thing you've missed all week-
some
nameless comfort....
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Zabalba
Jaguar breath
wisps through mahogany wood
Auk circle the
jade sky, while spider monkeys dance
their forest,
tail-writing the song of the quetzal queen
recording every
drop of her love, bloodlet for the king.
This jungled
temple in carpetted moss, once ungrown,
now heaven's
mirrored mountain, is full of your life.
The quill.
The alter,
Alive with your
spirit, your rhthyms, the gifts of your womb,
song of your eyes-
all dancing in hummingbird flight.
Carican. Your
selfless love and the spirits of this world
travel from you
through me, each vein full of the Snake,
the feather, the
jade mask i dream of wearing.
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She's
so (Succulent) listen
Smooth
on the outside
Fleshy
on the in
Oh
you want to touch...
But
the spines lay hidden.
Never
thought you'd find her
Alone
in this place
With
a few havalina
and
some tumbleweeds
(and the lizards that roam
the desert seas.)
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chorus:
In
her element (she'll weather all)
She's
so succulent
(Saguaro stand tall)
Little
bit recalcitrant
(but
you'll never mind)
Just
listen
Watch
Wait. |
Shifting sand dunes
Endless blue sky
That sweet, wet mirage...
And your mouth is so dry.
You say 'please come closer
Oh distant rain!'
See, you're so thristy
But why isn't she?
(Cause dust devils swirled
her tempest tea.)
chorus
She'll
teach you all you need to know
If you trust that she will
While Ocotillo wave at you
and Coyotes howl.
So, you want to move here?
Ya, sure you'll survive
Like the other horny toads
in her shadow cool
(Just never sweat
and never drool.)
chorus
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