kiwanis

Basalt boulders pried from farmland Shouldered by optimistic mid-century Kiwanis Under a high desert sky Stacked and cemented An outsized barbecue Centrepoint of a scorched-earth park Tolerable only twice a year During equinox Otherwise too hot  too cold too windy for any except An Andean mummy Grey wooden picnic tables splintering and brittle Easy pickings for wasps Cheerfully nesting under … Read morePark for the Undeterred