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I was a flower child.
Excuse me, I am a flower child.

OK, so El Dorado means
the Holy Grail, the gold,
and the heaven and the true love.
And also the name of this place I’m in.

The female yucca moth
pollinates the Joshua tree flower
laying her eggs in the flowers’ ovaries.
Those little eggs hatch and
feed on…

I never imagined
I could feel so full
of my own soul
as to dwarf
a container ship
packed…

I learn, the saguaro stands still,
singular and self-contained
for up to 90…

The road to personal power is paved
with vulnerability.

I don’t know if it’s immaturity
or a brilliant strategy to never think
old thoughts
but I cling to…

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I AM: For the Love of Nature

Poetry and Fine Art Photography by Roxanne Darling