Vibrant growth in the Mojave Desert, humans roam the landscape
In pairs, in families, on tours, taking pictures
Selfies abound
I travel alone
Always
An eagle flew low and fast
Intent
Did he see me?
My mind saluted anyway
History stretches off into the shadowed mountains
The poppies ephemeral
They will return
The Poppy Promise
What secrets herein lay
A birth, a death, a rape
Even the bedbugs have fled
Golden fingerlings grip the hill
Hungry for life
They'll die soon
My birding class visited Placerita Canyon which is near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve.
I was happy to be there.
All photos, except the eagle, are © Sandra Ramos O'Briant
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