A Mid-May Morning Ride On The Tucson Loop

Bright morning sun
40 degrees of the eastern horizon

Mountains in pale silhouette
North, south, and east

The mountains to the west
Bright, jagged and sharp
Facing the sun in the east
Like the ragged incisors
Of some carnivorous feral beast

Four coteries of weinies
Almost always in a big hurry

A few leisure riders
Also claimed the morning air

Walkers and joggers
Were also there

Time to head home
Get back inside
Before the heat of the day
Drains my desire to play

–LE – 5/16/26