Poems About Deserts Seeking Friendly Advice
#desert
scatteredsilence
Poem Published
10th Oct 2024 12:26pm
10th Oct 2024 12:26pm
Sabotage is…
Beneath desert skylines
Alone in our private minds
We seek sanctuary
Refuge from brutality
Following contours…
There’s a crack in reasoning
We know then
It’s all sabotage
Futile in our resistance…
Still we stumble on
Crumbling facades
Mimic the backdrop
Evidence of the failing sun
Disappearing behind monstrous dunes
We are done, just as the day is…
Windswept like my love for you
Too tired to bare this weathering
My soul is carved endlessly by each grain
...
Alone in our private minds
We seek sanctuary
Refuge from brutality
Following contours…
There’s a crack in reasoning
We know then
It’s all sabotage
Futile in our resistance…
Still we stumble on
Crumbling facades
Mimic the backdrop
Evidence of the failing sun
Disappearing behind monstrous dunes
We are done, just as the day is…
Windswept like my love for you
Too tired to bare this weathering
My soul is carved endlessly by each grain
...
#desert
#philosophical
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2 Comments
APissPoorShaman
Ryszard
Ryszard
Poem Published
10th Apr 2024 5:07am
10th Apr 2024 5:07am
The Braille of Wind
There's something different about the wind
that's travelled a long, long way
and a weary heaviness
as if compressed by the weight of miles
yet full of exotic scents and ozone
Eagerly you face the breeze
now caressing your face as you wet your lips
tasting spices from high desert plains
and sun baked granite cliffs
There's tang on the tip of the tongue
alkaline, dry and brittle yet with the softness
of thousand year old dust
desiccating with love
There's...
that's travelled a long, long way
and a weary heaviness
as if compressed by the weight of miles
yet full of exotic scents and ozone
Eagerly you face the breeze
now caressing your face as you wet your lips
tasting spices from high desert plains
and sun baked granite cliffs
There's tang on the tip of the tongue
alkaline, dry and brittle yet with the softness
of thousand year old dust
desiccating with love
There's...
#sea
#wind
#mountains #desert
#mountains #desert
124 reads
1 Comment
wolfatthedoor1966
Poem Published
7th Apr 2024 5:03am
7th Apr 2024 5:03am
in the desert
here
i saw
myself alone
in the
ocean
of sand,
my shoes
leaving
their
conversations,
my thoughts
running low,
and
in the end,
i lost
myself
out there,
to be
weathered,
my silence
got no
discussion
from
the sky,
the wind,
all those
little
creatures
thought
nothing
while
trespassing
over
my bones.
i saw
myself alone
in the
ocean
of sand,
my shoes
leaving
their
conversations,
my thoughts
running low,
and
in the end,
i lost
myself
out there,
to be
weathered,
my silence
got no
discussion
from
the sky,
the wind,
all those
little
creatures
thought
nothing
while
trespassing
over
my bones.
#sun
#summer
#nature #desert
#nature #desert
144 reads
10 Comments
jmcchesnie
Joylyn
Joylyn
Poem Published
25th Nov 2023 7:57pm
25th Nov 2023 7:57pm
Arizona Highway
I stopped along the roadside
the saguaro cactus caught my eye
caps of snow lying upon
their prickly heads held high.
Never shivering in
their skins of green
as they stood there proudly by
in the Arizona desert
against the pale blue southwest sky.
the saguaro cactus caught my eye
caps of snow lying upon
their prickly heads held high.
Never shivering in
their skins of green
as they stood there proudly by
in the Arizona desert
against the pale blue southwest sky.
#winter
#snow
#WritingPoetry
#travel
#desert
130 reads
6 Comments
goldenmyst
Poem Published
7th Mar 2023 5:46pm
7th Mar 2023 5:46pm
Chronology of Timeless Bliss
Chronology of Timeless Bliss
These are stories of devotion, like the tale of a wife who risked the lash by dancing naked in the bazaar as rain poured from the parched sky when a boom of thunder resonated and dark clouds congregated overhead. Arcs of lightning cascaded downward as pearls of liquid floated down from the vault of the sky splashing lyrically.
She dreamed in mythical visions of pools of water filling the gaping rock holes. Floods of delightful cool liquid spread over sun-drenched yellow. Luscious streams of aqua stretched out reaching across in muddy...
These are stories of devotion, like the tale of a wife who risked the lash by dancing naked in the bazaar as rain poured from the parched sky when a boom of thunder resonated and dark clouds congregated overhead. Arcs of lightning cascaded downward as pearls of liquid floated down from the vault of the sky splashing lyrically.
She dreamed in mythical visions of pools of water filling the gaping rock holes. Floods of delightful cool liquid spread over sun-drenched yellow. Luscious streams of aqua stretched out reaching across in muddy...
#women
#rain
#water
#mythology
#desert
140 reads
3 Comments
I_IS_ME
Poem Published
6th Nov 2022 7:53pm
6th Nov 2022 7:53pm
Sonoran
She was simply a wildfire ripping her way across the prairie
The animals knew to get out of her way, never having seen anything so scary
flames leaving death and destruction, never looking back at her past
Hahaha, flames blazing a trail like a lady with the perfect ass
Whether I be mesmerized by her beauty or blinded by her light
For whatever reason I a mere cactus, I'm still grounded in both awe and fright
Though barren all of the creatures that once comfort now seeks an escape
while I stare into her eyes relishing the thought of being brutally raped...
The animals knew to get out of her way, never having seen anything so scary
flames leaving death and destruction, never looking back at her past
Hahaha, flames blazing a trail like a lady with the perfect ass
Whether I be mesmerized by her beauty or blinded by her light
For whatever reason I a mere cactus, I'm still grounded in both awe and fright
Though barren all of the creatures that once comfort now seeks an escape
while I stare into her eyes relishing the thought of being brutally raped...
#love
#nature
#FallingInLove #desert
#FallingInLove #desert
320 reads
2 Comments
goldenmyst
Poem Published
15th Oct 2022 5:12am
15th Oct 2022 5:12am
Arabian Princess
Arabian Princess
Smoky haze of her gaze
With blue marbles lashed
For a night in the Casbah
When auburn tresses fall
Like storms of coral sand
Blown across an Arabian evening song
Sung by dark light of heaven
When rain mists her strands
Into a red velvet cake
Her blue fire aglow in soft sea orbs
That see deep into the desert night
Where sorrow knows no surrender
Only warm currents of desire
Smoky haze of her gaze
With blue marbles lashed
For a night in the Casbah
When auburn tresses fall
Like storms of coral sand
Blown across an Arabian evening song
Sung by dark light of heaven
When rain mists her strands
Into a red velvet cake
Her blue fire aglow in soft sea orbs
That see deep into the desert night
Where sorrow knows no surrender
Only warm currents of desire
#erotic
#beauty
#sensual
#sexy
#desert
305 reads
5 Comments
I_IS_ME
Poem Published
27th Aug 2022 2:00pm
27th Aug 2022 2:00pm
Desert Evening
Mesmerized by late afternoons with pink and purple skies
Haha Cactus and me watching tumbleweeds racing by
Dust devils swirling away trying to move this dry heat
Be careful where you step fossilized history is under your feet
Hello there Mr. Rattler, how have you and Mr. Scorpion been
You could had sent word to me by way of the Wind
I know that it's not a dependable means of messaging
It seems to be down time and time again
And when it does come around, all it seems to do is stir up dust
Ripping and roaring, he's a bandit that can't be...
Haha Cactus and me watching tumbleweeds racing by
Dust devils swirling away trying to move this dry heat
Be careful where you step fossilized history is under your feet
Hello there Mr. Rattler, how have you and Mr. Scorpion been
You could had sent word to me by way of the Wind
I know that it's not a dependable means of messaging
It seems to be down time and time again
And when it does come around, all it seems to do is stir up dust
Ripping and roaring, he's a bandit that can't be...
#love
#animals
#nature #desert
#nature #desert
337 reads
4 Comments
goldenmyst
Poem Published
5th Aug 2022 7:18am
5th Aug 2022 7:18am
Pueblo Cat
Cats and Pueblos
Her mesa smile beams beatific
When enchanted adobe melts into clouds
On a juniper afternoon piled for bread
Our tour a fairy tale on the slippery edge
Where magic meets reality in a melting pot
We choose the path less traveled
On an ancient trail instead of a bus
On our descent a friendly cat chaperones us
But her speech is most uncanny
“I am your nagual guide to keep you safe
Because I know these heights are harrowing.
You see I am a person in the form of a cat.
You must be thinking, ‘there must be...
Her mesa smile beams beatific
When enchanted adobe melts into clouds
On a juniper afternoon piled for bread
Our tour a fairy tale on the slippery edge
Where magic meets reality in a melting pot
We choose the path less traveled
On an ancient trail instead of a bus
On our descent a friendly cat chaperones us
But her speech is most uncanny
“I am your nagual guide to keep you safe
Because I know these heights are harrowing.
You see I am a person in the form of a cat.
You must be thinking, ‘there must be...
#city
#cats
#fairies
#magic
#desert
259 reads
3 Comments
goldenmyst
Poem Published
3rd Aug 2022 2:56am
3rd Aug 2022 2:56am
Luxury on the Reservation
Luxury on the Reservation
5-star dining at the Hopi museum
A pricey change from prefab fast food
Native waiting staff in tuxedos
And smiles to rival Parisian cafes
With year-round sunshine
Inside and out
Dust storms usher us to Tuba City
Where Navajo street corner greets us
With directions to our expected modest motel
We walk into a scene from Versailles
Bed suspended in tree trunk frame
Lacquered in dark brown
Mattress for Buckingham Palace
Curtains drape the windows
In fine luxury form
Her wicked...
5-star dining at the Hopi museum
A pricey change from prefab fast food
Native waiting staff in tuxedos
And smiles to rival Parisian cafes
With year-round sunshine
Inside and out
Dust storms usher us to Tuba City
Where Navajo street corner greets us
With directions to our expected modest motel
We walk into a scene from Versailles
Bed suspended in tree trunk frame
Lacquered in dark brown
Mattress for Buckingham Palace
Curtains drape the windows
In fine luxury form
Her wicked...
#romantic
#food
#travel #desert
#travel #desert
233 reads
2 Comments
goldenmyst
Poem Published
9th May 2021 5:49am
9th May 2021 5:49am
Joshua Tree Lovers
Joshua Tree Lovers
These lovers return
to haunt each other through millennia
of rebirths with love as perennial
as the life of the Joshua Tree
known to live a thousand years.
But have been around 2.5 million years.
With the honeymoon period
Of warm most climates
Eons past
But an example to lovers everywhere
Of the hardscrabble life
That can be won
These lovers return
to haunt each other through millennia
of rebirths with love as perennial
as the life of the Joshua Tree
known to live a thousand years.
But have been around 2.5 million years.
With the honeymoon period
Of warm most climates
Eons past
But an example to lovers everywhere
Of the hardscrabble life
That can be won
#LifeStruggles
#rebirth
#lover
#metaphor
#desert
362 reads
7 Comments
goldenmyst
Poem Published
31st Jan 2021 9:06pm
31st Jan 2021 9:06pm
Francophiles in Sedona - Dream
Francophiles in Sedona - Dream
Bullet train to a western food court
Where low lying canyon houses restaurants
My Rowena and I sample the cuisine
Like Parisian culinary dream artists
Who walk the boulevard of sunken souls
To find Europe in Arizona
Where elms line the avenue
Bathed in light from gas lanterns
That shine upon boughs
With warm tones
And velvet textures
While we dine in cafes like Madrid
On a twilight gold found on plates
Served by turmeric waitresses
Balanced by saffron smiles
Bullet train to a western food court
Where low lying canyon houses restaurants
My Rowena and I sample the cuisine
Like Parisian culinary dream artists
Who walk the boulevard of sunken souls
To find Europe in Arizona
Where elms line the avenue
Bathed in light from gas lanterns
That shine upon boughs
With warm tones
And velvet textures
While we dine in cafes like Madrid
On a twilight gold found on plates
Served by turmeric waitresses
Balanced by saffron smiles
#love
#marriage
#dreams
#desert
#surreal
330 reads
4 Comments
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