Here we go again…

Another Late August Ride

a flock of pigeons erupts from the desert floor
a low cloud rolling over blousy foliage
and the cracked dry ground

in accordance with the blazing sun above
9 o’clock in the eastern sky, with feathery
fair weather clouds on the eastern horizon

contradicting today’s forecast thunderstorm
warnings for late afternoon and evening
probably wrong … as usual

the verdant riverbed
lush with thorny bushes and weed-trees
little streamlets cutting through

remnants of the receding floodwaters
from a few days ago
as a lone coyote prowls the far bank

at least the air is fresh and easy to breath
wicks the sweat from my face as I
facedown the long ride home

–LE – 8/24/24