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Triolet #1

Triolet #1

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


The Arizona Queen of the Night -She is a most mysterious flower -The one seen dancing in the moonlight.The Arizona Queen of the Night -In a pale gown,..
I know a place

I know a place

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


I know a placeWhere one can loungeAnd drink a refreshing dewWhere no worry survivesWhere no sounds intrudeWhere angels on its pathwaysAt times may be ..
Sweet Crickets

Sweet Crickets

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


Sweet crickets, the tuneYou’re playing tempts me to sleep.By your tune I will drift offBetter to a place dark and deep.The low moon and toadsAs ..
Good morning, fair cardinal -

Good morning, fair cardinal -

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


Good morning, fair cardinal -How are you?How are your children?Your plumage is nearly outdoneBy the sun’s golden hue.The mattress is firm -My bl..
I see the green of the desert

I see the green of the desert

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


I see the green of the desert That overcomes the brown Clinging to ground and water And with gentle affection It might reveal some col..
What a brutal sun that assaults the cliffs

What a brutal sun that assaults the cliffs

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


What a brutal sun that assaults the cliffsWhere cacti and mescals dare to abide!Here and there, dozens of petroglyphsDecorating the canyon may be espi..
Behold the marvelous wildflowers!

Behold the marvelous wildflowers!

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


Behold the marvelous wildflowers!How they boldly carpet a sloping glen -Our gift from Earth’s seasonal showers.Hardly is the desert recognizable..
Rather than talking to walls

Rather than talking to walls

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


Rather than talking to wallsI’d prefer a saguaroFor the wisdom they know.Centuries - they come and go -Leaving mysteries unsolvedAnd the traditi..
Summer Rain

Summer Rain

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


Listen to the raging summer rainMercilessly battering the groundBouncing like rubber balls all around.Rain is a little miracle gainedIn the desert whe..
I heard my name called in the wind -

I heard my name called in the wind -

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


I heard my name called in the wind -Stirring up in my heart a thrill.Neither a person at the trail bendNor stationed upon the hillDid this phenomenon ..
A stare stabbed me -

A stare stabbed me -

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


A stare stabbed me -My eyes darted - a presenceLoomed large, electrically.A horned owl was my assailant.A rest in a mesquite treeMade a meeting of cha..
a stalactite gleams

a stalactite gleams

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


a stalactite gleamsblack water dripsthe only sound
a little frog

a little frog

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


a little frogsits on a warm rockbusy relaxing
a white-powdered landscape

a white-powdered landscape

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


a white-powdered landscapesunbeams illuminatenothing
a November breeze

a November breeze

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


a November breezeone palo verde bloomsanyway
It was hefted upon a breeze -

It was hefted upon a breeze -

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


It was hefted upon a breeze - As in a warm, flowing currentThrough a sea of palo verdes - To search for an embankment.That seed of promise - An implic..
Come, graceful brittlebush

Come, graceful brittlebush

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier


Come, graceful brittlebush And creamy globe mallow blooms.The winds of spring call you Again from the sandy tombs.Come, you dashing lupine And join th..

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