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"I have sung of saguaros that rise:

The joy and the rue of them,

The long silent keen of them."

The entire poem "Of Many Songs" is quite a tour de force- in length, in detail, in descriptive power. Really quite something. thanks Amy for one hell of a poem.

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Wow, thanks for the compliment, Weston! Also for quoting the exact lines I was most worried about, which just goes to show...!

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"I have sung of the stars and their flight:

The slip and the stray of them,

The reach and the room of them,

The lilt and the play of them,

The gleam and the gloom of them."

A whole desert lifetime in this poem. Breathtaking.

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So many thanks--there are so many wonderful things to write about here!

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So powerful in your capture of the beauty and majesty of the desert. Breathtaking. You have such a sensitive but strong ability to share your exquisite view of your world.

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Many thanks,Lynda! I'm not being in any way flippant when I say it's a tremendous gift to be free to live here and share this place. :)

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I understand how non-superficial that emotion is for you. Thank you so much for sharing.

Lots of love to you all.

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