Stephen Sutherlin

Tsegai

November 14, 2019
Protected valley Almost secret. Easily missed. A closed garden Naturally walled With mesas on All sides. Few Openings for Free passage Among the stones. Seasonal bounty Arises. Perfect Conditions for life. Fertile volcanic Soil needs only Moist covering To yield sustenance. Native flowers, Cacti, cedar Abound, adapted To dry and Sometimes Absent thunderstorms. One monsoon and her ridges will be riddled with The colors of A desert bloom.