Desert Poppies © 2013 Bo Mackison
Notice how present a flower is, how surrendered to life. ~ Eckhart Tolle
It is a beautiful place, the desert.
I never realized its fullness of life, its diversity
until daily I walked its paths,
treading on mountain peaks lightly frosted in mid winter
climbing in its washes torn asunder by summer’s flash floods.
Walking its rocky trails, aware of each footfall,
threading my way through a maze of deep crevices in the earth.
Reaching towards a saguaro to steady my bearings
only to pull back in mild alarm
imagining my hand pierced with the thorns of a saguaro.
Standing in its washes in spring, yes the desert has its seasons,
admiring the waving yellow poppies, their throats flushed with red,
their roots grounded in a chaos of rock and grit,
their silken petals a delicate offering amidst so much ruggedness.
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She repeatedly discovers inspiration in the desert.
The consummate observer you are, Bo. Delicacy amid the ruggedness, and a lovely photo of desert poppies. Thank you for sharing your desert with us all. I do miss it, and enjoy my visits here! XO
There is an amazing amount of delicacy in this rugged terrain. I’m sure you see the same contrast along your ocean shores…
What a beautiful photograph. And what a beautiful piece of prose poetry.
I love seeing the desert through your eyes.
I am happy to share the desert with you, Joanna.
Striking colors and a wonderful piece about the desert.
Can you tell how much I have fallen in love with this land?
Lovely! I’ve always wanted to see the desert in bloom.
Just read that this week and next are going to be peak wildflower displays, need to head out to the desert this weekend! Yay!