Desert Dweller

-thoughts on life, death and gardening.

La Buena Vida


Switch off technology.
Wear fewer clothes.
Take fewer showers
and enjoy more late-night swims.

Listen to the quail and crickets.
Hear the owls and coyotes.
Notice seasonal illumination:
the slant of amber autumn light,
the warmth of winter sun,
the cool of summer shade.
Smell the wind; hear its wisdom.

Observe equinox and solstice
Leap headlong into spring planting.
Celebrate the fall harvest.
Dine alfresco,
savor sweet, succulent peaches,
revel in fragrant dill, rosemary, and thyme.

Tune in to lunar cycles.
Witness night-blooming lilies
lifting pale faces
toward glowing moonlight.
Notice shifting shadow patterns
swaying in midnight breezes.
Stargaze on clear, moonless nights
and dance beneath the full.

Dim the lights.
Let thoughts fall like gentle rain.
Open your golden heart;
reveal your night-blooming soul.

© 2025 Bruno Talerico
Stafford challenge 215/365.

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