Wind reads the open field like a palm,
tracing cattle trails that promise
impossibly long life.
It keeps probing for an augury
among desiccated fur and bones
that have no secrets—
that already reveal too much.
Don Thompson has been writing about the San Joaquin Valley for over fifty years, including a dozen or so books and chapbooks. For more info and links to publishers, visit his website at www.don-e-thompson.com.
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