JERICHO
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Miriam Sagan (U.S.A.)
Joshua Trees march towards the horizon
as if to encircle
a walled city
that has already fallen
we looked for things we couldn’t find
and found things we weren’t looking for
the prehistoric turtle shell
is larger than a human child
a metal hoop compares the diameter of our star
to the model earth located in the camp ground
you imagine you can see
across the miles to the Salton Sea
but you can’t really
assemble that mirage
the sun stands still
the moon stands still
these waterless portents
at the edge of the desert
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