Palest of blue skies

Streaked with a whisper of white,

Sun blistering every surface.

Mountains scorched naked

Contrast with heaven

While blow dryer hot winds

Offer little relief.

Uninhabitable would this land be

Were it not for man’s interference,

Damming up the rivers

Turning arid earth to green.

Glorified by hollywood westerns

But in reality, this must have been like Hell.

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~