Over the empty
foothills clouds shed luminous
shadows of rainfall
as a boy I played
in the bright dry Kern River
alone and happy
in desert silence
songs of unnameable birds
communicate care
Glosses on texts by William Desmond
Over the empty
foothills clouds shed luminous
shadows of rainfall
as a boy I played
in the bright dry Kern River
alone and happy
in desert silence
songs of unnameable birds
communicate care
