Lin Lane Poet Rhyme

Upon a Desert Sea

The full moon was half risen above the Earth
shining her nightlight across cooling desert sands.
She smiled, deep in thought and a sense of mirth,
"This could have been done with my own hands."

The grand landscape resembled a barren shore.
Sepia grains being slathered by rippling waves
without a trace of footprints, boat or an oar.
This sea had no depth to serve as watery graves.

No lush oasis springs from this seaside scene
nor cool stream to quench a traveler's thirst.
This Eastern dune held no date palms of green
and seldom witnessed is rain from a cloudburst.

Here, the moon does not control ebb and flow.
These tidal surges are guided by Mariah's wind,
where scorpions have no fear of an undertow.
A vast sea of sand where man feels chagrinned.

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James Inman June 4, 2018 at 11:10 PM Wonderful write Lin, emotive and image filled. Lin Lane June 7, 2018 at 3:47 AM Thank you ever so much, James.

Robert Lindley June 3, 2018 at 11:53 AM My friend, strangely this poetic and highly creative gem reminds me of dreams I once had in my youth. A fav... Lin Lane June 7, 2018 at 3:46 AM I hope they were good dreams. Thank you, Robert.

John Gondolf June 2, 2018 at 1:15 PM Nice imagery, Lin, I certainly don't think I would want to be stranded in the middle of the desert. John Lin Lane June 3, 2018 at 11:39 AM Nor would I, John. Thank you for visiting and leaving your thoughts.

Sunlite Wanter June 1, 2018 at 6:32 PM I've played in sand hills where there was nothing but sand as far as the eye could see. But not at night under the moon fofr I was a child. Your poem fills in that part of me. Lin Lane June 3, 2018 at 11:38 AM Thanks so very much, Sun.

Jan Allison June 1, 2018 at 11:51 AM wow Lin I can picture the image in my head so vividly, I especially love the imagery in the second stanza, so so descriptive. I am working on a contest poem about the moon... I hope you will get the chance to read it when its finally finished:-) adding this gem to my faves:-) hugs Jan xx Lin Lane June 1, 2018 at 12:27 PM I'm very pleased that you find the imagery so distinctly clear. Thanks, Jan, and I look forward to reading your moon poem.