The Desert

There's a vast bare land afar
Blanketed with dry brown sand-dunes.
A brown ocean with no moisture in its heart
A land bereft of rivers and streams.

The home of dorcas gazelles, blind skink, 
Camels and chuckwallas.
A pool of sand characterised by meagreness precipitation, 
Maximal drought and intense solar radiation.

A land clothed in simmering pools of mirage.
Yes! it might be barren, yet it's not devoid of life.
The saguaro cactus, Mexican poppies
And the wild flowers  are all a part of the beautiful life
hidden in the desert.
                     ...Stranja...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Blanca Avatar
May 28, 2018 at 10:00 AM
My friend, it takes a soft and gentle heart to see the beauty of nature.
Depoet Avatar
May 30, 2018 at 6:15 PM
It takes a good friend to appreciate the work of another friend. Thanks a lot
Michael Avatar
May 12, 2018 at 8:11 AM
Good imagery and message too...documental poem...I like...All the best Gerold
Depoet Avatar
May 21, 2018 at 5:32 PM
Thanks a lot my friend
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