it has been an interesting time here in AZ, certainly the best parts have been the times with friends. heck if they weren't here i wouldn't be either! i have a little over a week left before i head east and thought it was time to share some of my sentiments and a few photos.
Ode to Arizona
The desert makes a stunning base
For cacti, canyons and the coup de grace
Lush green courses for the pseudo ace
In the Escalade he must race
Three blocks to walk the furry face
At the bone-dry park he will deface
And then return to the living space
That lacks culture or a trace
of pigmentation beyond a shoe lace.
At the range he will embrace
the khaki clad pal whose club will chase
a shiny white sphere to its hiding place
beyond the trees and such a disgrace
that over drinks they will erase
this detail for the bejeweled blond grace
the plastic girl who is not out of place
with her botox, surgery and at this pace
she will become another test case.
The suburban folk fight to displace
The undesirables who need a space
To live, and as is often the case
They work for those who want to replace
Their homes with pavement and a showcase
To their elitist lives with their illusive tax base
of diversified money they will surely misplace
or loose at the local horse or car race.
Perhaps you wish to visit someplace
With MLB spring training within a walkable space
Where cars abound and almost outpace
The oranges, scorpions and guns without a case
Though there is at least one military base
And talk of visitors from outer space
So might I suggest that you brace
Yourself for anything to take place
But don’t bother with a can of mace
There is nothing here that it can efface.
