Why am I Still Here?
This is Part 2 of the poem I wrote for the first "Arivaca Bards and Bratz" event on Oct. 1st 2023, accompanied by recent photos from our home garden and nearby natural areas: WHY AM I STILL HERE? Grey Hawks whistling overhead; Blue Grosbeaks and Lazuli Buntings; Coatimundi; Green-tailed Towhees and Summer Tanagers; Roadrunners and Wild Turkeys on the patio; A coyote on the roof; Lucy’s Warblers; Hummingbirds by the hundreds; Artichoke Agaves; Purple Prickly Pears; Monarchs and Milkweeds; Ginormous black bees and tiny black bees; Good friends; Music in the dancehall; Gadsden Coffee every morning; Ebony’s jambalaya; Thunder and lightning; Monsoon water in the big dip; Tall green grass waving in the wind; Weathered grassland rustling in the wind; The open road; Su...