Paradigm of Saharan Paradise
From the midday sky of smoldering fire
blazing splinters of sun shower as ember
on the barren sea of sand desiccated.
The last drops of brine-charged water
disappear behind the drape of arid air
shimmering on the furtive face of moving mirage
chased by the lone wanderer’s thirst unquenched.
It fades behind the burnt shadow of crescent dunes,
their fragile crests hit by the stream of hissing wind,
sheets of quartz slide on the ripples of flowing sand
as the desert storm blows from the blurred horizon
with fragmented amber beams of the setting sun,
paving pathway of hope to the cool cuddle of oasis
for the stranded dune rider to blindly follow
for he lost the track in skyburst sand blizzard.
Forlorn Bedouin journey ends in calm cradle of oasis
defined by the pristine paradigm of earthly paradise,
sparkling with dulcet stardust silver shine
in the desolate heart of still Saharan night.
September 29, 2018
Contest : I wander the desert alone
Sponsored by : Edward Ibeh
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