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Sahara

I roll and roll, beneath a blood-red sky.
How I burn with desire for you.
I am the sands of the Sahara in search of sweet relief 
as every particle of my body fills with white heat.

Passion-parched, I turn toward you -
drifting to the brink – a dune of madness.
The cool blue of you that I seek appears as if a mirage.
I am Sahara, and my love is vast. Let me quench myself in you.

May 1, 2018 for John Hamilton's 
Best Free Verse April 1, 2018 To July 15,2018 Poetry Contest

Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2018

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John Lawless Date: 2/18/2021 10:07:00 AM OH YEAH!!! Just had to revisit this one after reading the one stanza you posted as part of another contest. Login to Reply

Susan Gentry Date: 7/15/2018 1:51:00 PM Back to congratulate you again for your win again with this beautiful HOT poem. :) Login to Reply

Eve Roper Date: 7/14/2018 7:59:00 PM Congratulations on your awesome win and well crafted write . Hugs Eve Login to Reply

John Hamilton Date: 7/14/2018 11:54:00 AM Beautiful write Andrea, congrats on another win! Login to Reply

Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 7/14/2018 2:48:00 AM Congratulations on your win, Andrea. Login to Reply

Sandra Haight Date: 5/30/2018 3:56:00 PM Beautiful imagery, Andrea. Congratulations on your fine placement on this short list of winners. Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply

Line Gauthier Date: 5/27/2018 11:02:00 AM Congrats on your well deserved win, Andrea, with this hot number. Login to Reply

Carrie Richards Date: 5/24/2018 12:58:00 PM Wow.......the fan is blowing, and I'm still warm !!! Well done, Andrea.. whew!! Login to Reply

Susan Gentry Date: 5/24/2018 12:16:00 PM Congratulations on your win. Well done. Login to Reply

Dale Gregory Cozart Date: 5/24/2018 8:00:00 AM What a compelling metaphor. Congrats. Login to Reply

Janice Canerdy Date: 5/24/2018 7:54:00 AM Excellent personification in this WINNING poem, Andrea! CONGRATS. Janice Login to Reply

Jim Joyce Date: 5/13/2018 9:46:00 AM ahh a lovely poem ..so many great images )) Login to Reply

Kenisha Shines Date: 5/11/2018 12:44:00 AM Congratulations on your win!:) Login to Reply

John Hamilton Date: 5/7/2018 8:43:00 AM Great metaphorical write Andrea, it surely filled a need for you, and we get to enjoy! Login to Reply

Jannie Breedt Date: 5/6/2018 12:20:00 AM Hi Andrea, everytime I think of you I feel so guilty because of my absence on Soup. Im inundated with work see. But my heart is here. Your poem is a scorcher here. The desert is my magnet and it drew me to you. Congrats. Passion off the page. Grrrr Login to Reply

Susan Ashley Date: 5/5/2018 10:04:00 PM Such a wondrous poem of metaphoric beauty, Andrea. White heat, passion-parched, indeed! Congratulations on your win! Warmest wishes. ~Susan Login to Reply

Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 5/5/2018 3:18:00 AM Congratulations, Andrea on your win. Login to Reply

Pashang Salehi Date: 5/5/2018 3:03:00 AM Beautiful write... Congratulations.. Login to Reply

Line Gauthier Date: 5/4/2018 9:47:00 PM Congrats on your winning poem, Andrea. Well done. Login to Reply

Pandita Sietesantos Date: 5/4/2018 1:33:00 PM Oh, I can feel the heat arising in this sizzling, sensuous piece! Only a true lover could pen such a hot gem! Congratulations on your win with this beauty from the torrid zone! Love it and of course it's a new Fave for me! Hugs. Pandita Login to Reply

Paul Callus Date: 5/4/2018 1:29:00 PM Personified free verse. Passion-parched and undulating moments of desire...who will be your oasis!? This deserved to be faved. Regards // paul Login to Reply

Phyllis Babcock Date: 5/4/2018 12:12:00 PM Wonderful poem love how you made this poem into a passionate piece. love phyl Login to Reply

Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 5/4/2018 1:35:00 AM Congratulations, Andre on your win. Such a forceful passionate poem. Login to Reply

Susan Gentry Date: 5/3/2018 10:39:00 PM Congratulations on your placement with this beautiful love poem. Login to Reply

Alexis Y. Date: 5/3/2018 3:04:00 PM WoW! Andrea, Great concept new or old. This is just beautiful. Congratulations on your winning write. It was well deserved. Ps, I share my win in this contest with you. If you hadn't asked me if my poem, " I See You" was written for contest, I would have never entered it. So thanks:-) Alexis Login to Reply

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