The desert lies solid, shepherding
Bringing the day from the night
Heat, light, life and
The world slowly rises,
Resuming…
Things lying heavy, holding earth down
Things rising up, dancing in themselves
Things demonstrating time, rusting, settling
Things standing, a landing place,
An old wooden box, once held a drink
And remembers, waiting for another
A row of pallets, slowly slowly burning
Stand guard, standing watch, ready to serve
An ancient black tank that
May never serve again
A gecko scrolling over the sand
Rock to rock, shining lizard
Everything observes everything, and nods