DESERT'S CHILD

The Cross at my neck burns

Hot

White hot,

And with sunset

The desert's heart is on fire.

In the distance a coyote

Howls

Seeking its mate. Darkness

Descends.

Is this the precursor of the world

To come   or the coming

Day's rebirth?

Listen! The Holy Spirit

Is about to sigh and we must be

Attentive.