Poems by Ellen Roberts Young
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Rise, Shine
by Ellen Roberts Young
From Canary Summer 2023
Ellen lives on the edge of the valley cut by the Rio Grande through the Chihuahuan desert as it approaches Mexico and Texas.
Sun lightens the bushes,
sings with the tall grasses,
strikes the ugly cactus
to no effect; no magic can
make a prickly pear smile.
Another cloudless day:
people out walking
will retreat as the sun,
beaming now, grows
hot, heavy and friendless,
taxing as an accountant
at his desk, unable
to soften the harsh news
of our overspent reserves.
© Ellen Roberts Young