Burnt Verse: the Desert Dance

New crumbled men shift sleeping ash along the wretched Nile, While tongues of Gods once worshipped fast and glory in their bile. Their textured sand speaks ancient text of terraced tombs below, But the desert dance continues on to ruin what doth grow.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Allison Avatar
November 12, 2014 at 5:16 PM
great imagery and alliteration:-) Hugs jan xx
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