Desert Rain
Beyond horizon canyons
the sun cloaked in an amber haze
casting colored shadows
across steaming sandcrete
baron since an ancient age
when oceans filled its expanse
Cloud evaporation cooled sweat cleansed skin
burning like hot blood
mixed with dirtand sand,fail to form mud
Mirage shade stretch and fade invisable
yearning these is trivial
An ancient tale offers solace
its wisdom warped like an evesdropped story
infused with myth, its promise
"The heavens shall rain oceans shall fill desert plains"
An ancient burial grave
the desert's captives tortured desperate
thirsting yearn raining skies blue as ancient times
growing gray as storms from miles beyond horizon canyons
shadowed by skies dark as night
Copyright © Troy Tinsley | Year Posted 2005
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