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* For His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum *
oh, how I have dreamed of you -
sultry mistress to the sun's ire …
dappled and coy amid the palms
your eyes of the gloaming vault
shimmering with the Milky Way
Luna, red as rouge on your cheek
dune drifts, your wavy gold tresses
a flawless gem sparkling in the sand
cut and polished with care and perfection
to sunder the sunlight into rainbows
to focus the best energies and acumen
and seed a rare oasis bloom, exquisite
oh proud jumeirah, jadhab and mutheer ...
soon and sure, we shall woo each other
you, Princess of the Arabian Desert
me, The Fool for your fevered wiles
oh, how you've tempted from afar …
your lush and lavish loins of excess
arms of extravagance beckoning me
decadent, seductive voice whispering
a warm and endless summer night …
take good care this, my aged heard
the soft echos of its dire drumming
have yet returned from the firmament
its final pulses not now abounding ...
but the rhythm it hereafter composes
is gladly sacrificed for your admiration
offered up on the breathy desert winds
to the sweet celebration song of YOU
the aria of my tawny, torrid temptress ...
DUBAI ...
~ 2nd Place ~ in the "Foreign Travel" Poetry Contest, Thvia Shetley, Sponsor.
~ 1st Place ~ in the "Landscapes Poetry Contest", Kim Rodrigues, Sponsor.
~ 6th Place ~ in the "Exotic Poetry Contest", Debbie Guzzi, Sponsor.
Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden | Year Posted 2017
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