Nature's Remedy

The little cares that fretted me

I lost them all today

Among the sand and sagebrush

And whirligigs at play.

 

While yellow poppies nodded

To a far and distant tune

Coyotes started singing

Atop a faroff dune.

 

As silent rainclouds gathered

Beyond a distant ridge

Small lizards ran for shelter

Upon a rocky ledge.

 

Bright flowers left me smiling

In spite of sand-filled air;

So now I rest much better

Within my easy chair.

 

Charlotte Geier

3-16-2003

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