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Kochifos Women in Tamarisk Shade
Appeared in the Spring 2006 issue.
Tamarisk trees
They say
Are just as fierce
As Cretan girls.
Just as stubborn too.
And hard to get.
Especially intolerant
Of nearby rivals.
And next to impossible to be rid of
Once their roots are in your earth.
And they drink a lot.
Water at first
Until the local stream runs dry.
Then your wine.
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