Out on the Playa
there is a long silence
that can last a lifetime
Enduring
flood-drought
hard times
and good
Here
the sun sets and rises
on a cycle
so ancient
that our presence
barely regristers
this quiet
inner rhythm
knows that
good things of value
take time
and hard work
as there is
no other path
Fortune smiles
with a temporal glee
fleeting and
fickle
more distracting
than substantive
While outside
on the edges of this vast Playa
Desert Sage
grows slowly
and with purpose.