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I can’t imagine a more stark reality
on this planet than those sharp clusters
of yucca spines stabbing the sky seeking
the regenerative force of a desert sun,
or even more subtly the nighttime stars
that blossom forth among the spines of
this ancient, deep-rooted Joshua Tree.
—
Richard Fleck’s most recent poems have appeared in Colorado Life and in Rocky Mountain Conservancy Quarterly.
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