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197002 DesertMagazine 1970 February
Desert Magazine
Death Valley through the ruins of the old Harmony Borax Works.Photo by Alice Puster.
TWILIGHT ON THE MESA
By JAMES F. CONWAY
San Francisco, CaliforniaThe aging day is tiring and longs for night'ssweet sleep,As softly o'er the sandhills mild eveningzephyrs creep;A segment of the crimson sun still tops themountain rimThen—lo, retreats, and out of hiding stealthe shadows dim.Hills exchange their purple robes for gownsof darker hue.And skies forsake cerulean tints for deeperturquoise blue.The gentle haze of twilight smooths con-tours of the valeAnd look! The moon climbs in the east—sober, pure and pale.Majestic hills, long centuries old, whitemonuments of sandWatch nights — with convict s'ealth theycome—advance upon the land.They see the days like painted maidensdance in endless lineSome ashen gray and somber, some gaywith youth's red wine.O silent ramparts of hard rock, whatstrangers have passed bySince first you were volcano born andthrust up to the sky.What travelers yet will pause here, as daybegins to fade,To wonder just as I do—by whom was allthis made?
ENCHANTED HOMESTEAD
By PAUL WILHELM
Thousand Palms, CaliforniaMy house—a shack under the stars and sun,My hope, clear water flowing past the door,That seeps in sand and stirs, when day isdone,Cool blood of plants upon the desert floor.1 hold the gold of date and grapefruit trees,Two cows in pasture, green alfalfa rows,Farm tools, and hives of desert honeybees;But better still, I have the light that flowsAcross the sand through curtained windowpanes,The sound of Little Jeff within the shackAs happy as the flowers when it rains—Now Dell says, "There is nothing to takeback—This heaven of a home, this land, our son—"And David, scanning from book in the rock,Says, "Homesteading—God knows, it's hon-est won,Our daily bread, a son, this little shack—"• • •
THE DESERT CALLING
By BLANCHE HOUSTON GRAY
Garden Grove, CaliforniaThe sand of the desert is golden,The sage has a silvery sheen;Many and varied the colors,Waiting there to be seen.Go in the early Springtime,Go when the day is fair,Go when the flowers are blooming,Beauty awaits you there.
By ALICE PUSTER
Pomona, CaliforniaOverlooking golden hillsStand crumbling walls of sun baked clay.The timeless blast of torrid windsHas worn them to a grim decay.Here man and beast alike once toiledSweating to make the desert pay;While the boiling sun looked down andlaughed,Knowing it would have its way.Time marches on, and the desert trailsThat once filled men's hearts with dread.Now lined with relics of the past,Echo the beat of the tourist's tread.
OCOTILLOOn Highway 80
By FRANK RAMSDELL
Ocotillo, CaliforniaI am sitting outside in the patioJust listening to the fall of the rain,Enjoying the odor of soaked greasewood,A perfume too delicate to name.In a few days the purple verbenasWill cover the mesa and dunePhacelia will bloom 'neath the ironwoodAll the desert with color will be strewn.When the sun drops behind the highmountainsAnd its bright red reflects in the skyOne forgets the sand and the cactusJust beauty alone meets the eye.We've had cloudy days and cool weather,A mixture of summer and fall,But this makes one feel it's good to behereAnd we love the lone place after all.• • •
A DESERT DAY
By HORACE W. BROWNE
Redding, CaliforniaWhen I look upon the vastness of thedesert,Its sands rose-hued at the break of day,The sun stealing o'er the distant ranges,Seems to brush the shades of nightaway—The magic of it enthralls me.The sun reaching the zenith of the skies,Turning glitt'ring sands to blinding glare,Makes me forget the petty things in life;Makes me realize that God is there—The glory of it inspires me.Yet, when the day has faded into nightAnd the fragrance of verbena fills the air,I lift mine eyes to star-jewelled heavens;And from my humble heart there goes aprayer—For its silence rests me.
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By TANYA SOUTH
Safely my life course I pursue,Safely I wend my way.Whatever comes, what I may do,Or haste, or make delay,I dwell in spiritual powerAnd know all Fate as just.God holds my soul each shining hour,And in Him is my trust.
DESERT MAGAZINE
DESERT CALENDAR
July 1-31—"Moonlight in the IndianCountry." Exhibit of 20 oil paint-ings of Navajo and Pueblo countryby H. Arden Edwards. SouthwestMuseum, Highland Park, Los An-
geles,
California.July 3-5 — American Legion Rodeo,Cedar City, Utah.July 3-5 — La Mesilla Fiesta, OldTown section of Las Vegas, NewMexico.July 3-6—Hopi Craftsman Exhibit.Museum,
Flagstaff,
Arizona.July 3-6—Ropers Club Rodeo, Cloud-croft, New Mexico.July 4 — Cimarron Rodeo, Cimar-ron, New Mexico.July 4—Fourth of July celebrationat White Sands National Monu-ment, New Mexico.July 4-5 — Round Valley Rodeo,Springerville, Arizona.July 4-5—Rabbit Ear Roundup Ro-
deo,
Clayton, New Mexico.July 4-6—Reno Rodeo and LivestockShow, Reno, Nevada.July 4-6—Prescott Frontier Days andRodeo. Prescott, Arizona.July 4-6 — Desert Peaks Section,Southern California and San DiegoChapters, Sierra Club, hike toWhite Mountain Peak, California.July 4-6 — All-Indian Pow-Wow,
Flagstaff,
Arizona.July 4-14 — Sons of Utah Pioneerstrek over old Donner and Oregon
trails.
From Salt Lake City, Utah.July 7-8—Spanish and Indian Fiesta,Espanola, New Mexico.July 10-12 — Ute Stampede, Nephi,Utah.July 10-13 — Rodeo de Santa Fe,Santa Fe, New Mexico.July 11—Dedication of Nevills Mem-orial Plaque at Navajo Bridge.Marble Canyon, Arizona.July 13-August 9—Exhibition of In-dian Paintings, Arizona StateTeachers College,
Flagstaff,
Ari-zona.July 14—Annual Fiesta and CornDance, Cochiti Indian Pueblo,New Mexico.July 22-25 — Spanish Fork AnnualRodeo, Spanish Fork, Utah.July 25 — Santiago Day at TaosPueblo, Taos, New Mexico. CornDance.July 25-26—Spanish Colonial Fiesta,
Taos,
New Mexico.July 26—Santa Ana Day at TaosPueblo. Corn Dance. Taos, NewMexico.
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Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona. By Hubert A. Lowmanof Covina, CaliforniaDeath Valley Ruins and other poems .... 2July events on the desert 3Life on the Desert, by CHARLES BATTYE . . . 4Tribesmen of Santa CatarinaBy RANDALL HENDERSON 5Hoke Denetsosie—Navaio ArtistBy EDGAR ELLINGER, JRDeath Valley Encampment announcement .The Story cf Flowers, by JERRY LAUDERMILKAgate Hunting Along the GilaBy FENTON TAYLOR121416
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They Like a Rocky Terrain, by MARY BEALPictures of the MonthCurrent news of desert minesLost Mine with the Iron DoorBy JOHN D. MITCHELL 25A test of your desert knowledge 26Comment from Desert's readers 27Hard Rock Shorty of Death Valley 28From here and there on the desert 29Prize announcement for photographers ... 29About those who write for Desert 35Amateur Gem Cutter, by LELANDE QUICK . . 36Gems and Minerals 37Just Between You and Me, by the Editor ... 42Reviews of Southwestern literature 43
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