Place + Memory



asymmetric, overturned
brittle & flakey 
sturdy & resilient 
formations sculpted 700 million years ago

desert willows, cacti, ocotillo, agave, & figs
voluminous roots
invisible & unpredictable to all wandering walks of life

dry heat
sizzling horizons
cumulonimbus & nimbostratus hover 
eager to drop the first rain
petrichor permeates the earth
seeping deep into the night sky

bright & vast
landscapes disappear 
all scale is lost
immeasurable
until the sun & moon swap again


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