In the desert,
the tiny, golden mole
swims across sand dunes,
paddling hard with broad claws.
He zips across the barren terrain,
like a tumbleweed,
diving deep now and then
to cool himself,
finally emerging
for another scoot.
What can he teach us,
this tiny creature of the dust?
Perhaps the answer lies
in the desolation, the thirst.
Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash
