Topers in Nogales
Prefer the Greaser’s Side;
Laws are not astringent,
Thirst is deified…
Mountains mauve and beryl,
Their ragged ends awry,
Piercing through the topaz
Melted in the sky.
Cactus silhouetted
Against the fading glow;
Autumn night winds blow.
Silenced palm trees quiver;
(Rustle in the mesquite
And foot upon the grass!
Do the yuccas mutter?
Can the shadows pass?)
Never make me queries
Nor take me into hand!
Mescal is a refuge
I can understand…
(Norman MacLeod)
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