Diamond Dust-Devil
The rain, thunder and lightening gods laugh
Playing football on the plains of heaven
Their little faces glowed white
In the light.
The river rock-rimmed creek-lets on the earth
Mountains, the sources of rivers breathing icy bliss
Teensy snow creek diamond-glittered
And the inorganic granite eaten down.
People slept on river’s banks
Drank from soiled streams
Grains cooked in rock-flour glacier water
Dirt left on boulders
For a sandy heap of years.
Over two decades have passed
Those locations are still all standing
Nature has a way of taking back what’s hers
The dust storms consuming what’s left
Of this eerie ghost town.
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Inspired by a true event:**The German miners founded a thriving community in Namibia in 1908 after the discovery of diamonds in the area but in 1954, it lost its final battle with constant drifting sands once the last occupants deserted the area. Now it has been converted into a tourist attraction. **
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April 30, 2014
Form: Free Verse
Dr. Ram Mehta
Third Place win
Contest: Diamond Dust-Devil by Skat-A
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