Sahuaro

green flesh pulp, pith   and ribs — hold the heat and history   of centuries — spiny sonoran   stories — monsoon memories dreams of storms   and sun — blooming summer   skyscrapers — ribbed   with rain — seasonally sparking   fruity flora — sharing sheltering skeleton secrets with feathered   fauna — desert sundials ticking off decades in silent   shadows — armed with resilience patience   strength — teaching stillness to a restless   world — slow motion fireworks that take a century to burst