Cloudless

Cloudless 
by André Steinbach

Over the desert,
lingers cloudless 
an empty sky,
purposeful, 
scorching, 
withers the sun the sands.


Unreal the colours,
from blue to cream,
where shadows play
and sun-rays 
paint their solid pictures.


I am crossing the dunes, 
breathless,
like a  last  traveler,
with an uncertain future, 
fearless
and without haste.


At the horizon
a fata morgana,
a dark hull,
white flying sails,
spread  into endless sands,
melting away
in a vibrating heat.


A permanent up and down,
ridges, 
blown away with the breeze,
valleys of dunes, 
portrayed  by the winds,
firm views,
far up to the horizon.


Like dreams of  fire and sand, 
petrified in the evening light,
red-hot.
And only the wind scatters 
the  muffled sound 
of my steps.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Kendrick Avatar
January 23, 2010 at 3:27 PM
Interesting thoughts put to pen. Keep the creative pen flowing. Sara
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