I study rock landmarks,
look for tracks
to see if they have moved.
The pipe gate swells
in the heat. Now only
swings but one way.
Resident ground squirrels
and immigrant ring-neck doves
share the dogs’ food.
On brutal days
over 110°—
there are no rules.
Like Dali’s clocks,
time is part of the landscape,
like it or not.
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