Where eucalyptus
Soar along with cirrus
And agaves pinpoint light
Festoons of crimson
Nimbly grace
Prickly pears’
Staunch embrace
Linden leaves fall
Like sunset parachutes
Greens of gold
In forms so old
Cups of drink
Within them slink
Dreams in air
Painted yearnings
Brushstrokes curving
Catching cotton
Swabbing longly
In shade well-trodden
Deep in souls
Not forgotten
Published first in Ginosko Literary Journal Issue 36 JUN 2026