"A Synonymical Description."
Fortress of wren, holder of nest,
needled crib, godfather to egg, a flame in dawn light,
the wren call.
Jumping cholla, la brincadora, the coyote.
A light in a lightness of being, borderless.
Drinker of sand, halo of bones, chain hanger,
Cylindropuntia Fulgida.
A bit of sun, Earth fallen, taking a root.
Spear-haired trickster, dagger-eyed freeloader,
angelic bonsai, skeleton of desert coral,
all juxtapositions endemic to desert.
Thick-skinned traveler, Mohawked hitchhiker along for the ride,
stuck to my boot.