I Wander the Desert Alone

Aimlessly I meander in expansive barren-landscape Whipped by the assault of rustling windy gales Embossing sandy designs resembling ocean waves Simulating pools of water in mirage of seascapes. Plateaus upon reddish hills reveal cracked earth Where decaying mangled-trees in rising heat groan As cobalt-blue sky yields to darkened dye of dusk And blistering winds blur vision whirling sandy dust. From the apex of ordinary I intently walked off Letting thirst of quest confound my whereabouts; Lost and hungry now, signs of life I strive for Hearing the chirps of crickets and croaks of frogs. Exhausted I fall besides flowering cactus plants Hosting frightened thoughts of dehydrated pleas Awakening to twittering sounds amid birdsongs Rising in breeze from distant oasis of Joshua trees. As the daybreak on hazy skies paints golden sunrise Trekking for miles and miles audacity reaches hope Dispensing staggering words incapable to explain Dysfunction now longing for embrace of mundane. September 30, 2018 First place in I wander the desert alone contest, sponsored by Edward Ibeh Also, placed first in standard contest #140 by Brian Strand NOTE: Joshua trees are found in Mojave desert in California.