In the Arizona winter
desert the most
beautiful

time of day is between
five and five
thirty p.m.

as the sun is setting
and the reflect-
ion off

the hills and mountains
is bright bronze,
a golden hue

of warmth just before
the sun sets
and the

hills and mountains
turn dark brown
and black,

the temperature plunges
and the coyotes
stop hunting

and slip into their
dens only to
resume

their quest before
sun-up and
sunrise

when the other side
of the hills
and

mountains begin to
shine a beautiful
golden hue

and the people on that
side of the hills
and mountains

believe the most
beautiful time
of day

is somewhere between
seven and seven
thirty a.m.