Category: Photography
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The Tucson Loop In Spring
The Tucson Loop In Spring the dazzling morning suntilts in 30 degreesoff the eastern horizonwith Aries as backdrop long shadows crossthe north/south pathand the cloudless brightblue sky goes on forever reclaimed water cutsa zigzag path downthe western edge of theotherwise dry Santa Cruz the surrounding mountainsseen through the brightgreen veils of newMesquite leaves a couple…
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Leave Sleeping Dogs Undisturbed
Old Che-Che Old dog nappingIn morning sunshine suits meJust fine –LE – 3/26/25
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Explosion Of Homelessness
Explosion Of Homelessness Since I arrived in TucsonThe number of homeless hasIncreased by at least five times Unless something is doneI expect the dry riverbed will becomeA homeless community end to end And then whatWhen the monsoons comeAs they surely will, sooner or later? Only one answerEat the rich and theirLickspittles governing us For their…
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Oleander Wraps
Oleander Wraps snow-white, pink, or violet blossomsadorn and weigh downlong swaying stemsdense with jade-green leaf-blades a beautiful wrapdraping the garden wallessence of deadly teas ever so prettyon a bright sunny day but not every pretty thingis safe to chew on so look and enjoy the sightbut please don’t ingest –LE – 3/19/25
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Third Day Of Spring?
Third Day of Spring? High temp forecast is 8390s for the rest of the week‘Spring’ in Tucson AZ High dappled cloud-sheersHazy sunshine washingMountains and ravines Landscape filled withBright yellows andEmerald-greens Beer-keg and whiskey-barrelSized GreasewoodsBows heavy with tiny Bright yellow blossoms and budsSalt and peppered lavishlyAcross them Once blowsy, BrittlebushSporting new blooms asVernal splendor explodes Road…
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Her Scented Bed
From my first Haiku Collection – late 1990s Her Scented Bed In her scented bedPassion’s tides recede and rise —The fan moans softly –LE
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‘Summer’ Arrived In Tucson
‘Summer’ Arrived In Tucson ‘summer’ arrived with a lilt,shamrocks, and green beer daytime temp in the mid-80swith dappled sunshine sheer curtain-cloudsagainst the blue single, straight contrailnorth to south split the sky in two –LE – 3/17/25
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Late Winter Ride
Late Winter Ride translucent cloud-terracesclimbed the western skybisected by a few awkwardlyangled contrails etched in the blue spied a roadrunner and a prairie dogscurrying in opposite directionsamidst early Brittlebush blossomsalready gone blowsy this late winter day the mighty Santa Cruzbone-dry as the surrounding desert floorwhile the peaks of the Catalinaswear China-white shawls –LE – 3/16/25
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Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse
Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Solar projectorSplashing all of our currentSunrises and sunsetsOn to the full moonSimultaneouslyRenders Luna’s surfaceVermillionIn the depths of aMid MarchDark and clearHigh SonoranDesert nightAn awesome sight –LE – 3/14/25B
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Robotic Evolution
All the recent hand wringing over AI reminded me of a poem I wrote a couple of dacades ago on a similar theme. ROBOTS There was Tobor, RobbyAnd HAL 9000,Then Rhino, just a link inServo-cybernetic evolution,A manipulating armMoved by solid state servo brain. See its wonders;Marvel at its aim.So, what’s nextin this evolutionary chain,A surgical…
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