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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Monuments

by Richard Hartwell

Monuments,
Rise like mesas from a sea of snow.
Arabic,
Splattered like the tracks of birds on marble.
Prayers,
Spirited like steam curling from hidden pools below.
Vistas,
Seen in my memory from the high desert Islamic Cemetery,

While desert lilies fight off
the snow, the wind, and death.

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