Untill Then

When water desert The river basin And tree deserts The forest. When light desert The burning lamp And whiteness desert The snow. When breeze deserts The blowing fan And wetness desert The tongue. When spines desert The citrus tree And blood desert The heart. When lines desert The elders' palm And fruit desert The orchard. When hills desert The Ekiti land And Remembrance desert The Hero. When sand deserts The hourglass And picture deserts The mirror. Then, words can Desert our pen!