Every moment

Every moment, a new beauty.

                             Rumi

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the morning sun

bursts into the new day

vibrant rays

racing each other through the trees

shafts of fire

setting ablaze the grass and bringing

the vibrant purples of the lupine

alive

Aspen twirling in the wind

an eagle, wind hovering

in cobalt blue

light glistening on Hurricane creek

diamonds dancing down the canyon

a little buck

nubs only

stands in adolescent splendor

golden brown against the green

an owl hoots

his haunting call

echoing through the hot dusty

afternoon

killdeer dancing

quail scurrying

cats pouncing

horses dozing

coolness coming

darkness falling

coyotes laughing

sun setting

one last gasp

then gone

every moment

a new

beauty