The green,
green grass;
I see it, mile after mile,
glistening in the sun,
waving in the gentle breeze,
peacefully intent on growing,
giving pleasure with no intent.
I walk through it,
and the grass springs erect
behind me; lying in its shadows,
I am blanketed by the sky above.
The brown, brown sand;
stretching from horizon to horizon,
rippling in the winds,
flowing over the tops of dunes,
filling the dry air with motes.
I lie in it in the heat of the day
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and the cold fire of the night.
There is water hidden here.
The camel knows where to find it.
Solitude and sustenance are mine.
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Aaron W. Hillman lives in Fresno, California.
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