poem of the day January 11 

Driving through

the Mojave desert 

I am reminded of

how mankind

has been able to

cut paths through

wild almost impossible

to survive landscapes 

Where we are now in 

a world full of 

tame roads

driving comfortable cars

that take

the fear out of

hostile lands

Allowing one to focus

on the stark

inhospitable beauty 

instead of the danger

that is always still about