After early summer rain
high desert
gifts us with sweet scent –
wet ground soaks in precious minerals
brings relief from drought,
relentless fire,
parching west wind.
For a brief moment
blazing sun star sleeps.
Long dormant,
wildflowers
rise from the dead
sprouting with tumbleweeds!
Smudged gray sky
provides a canvas
against which a multitude
of greens shiver and shine
–sage leaves are brushed by silver.
Saturated ground bleeds deep red.
An invitation to walk down
chert lined paths that are soaked
in primrose, saltbush,
bursting with crimson
cactus cups.
I can’t breath deeply enough.
Moist air is Aphrodite,
Goddess of Love and Beauty
bringing cracked Earth to life.
The gift of rain is her Grace
falling from cloud soft sky.
Watch for her as
She Rises…
