Long Poems About Deserts

Spirit Lake

  Far in the North Country, in a land of jagged mountains, ice, and perpetual winds lies Spirit Lake.
     Navajo Indian lore spoke of an iridescent jewel of a lake high in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. It was said to be as deep as the ocean. Its location was lost in the foggy memory of the ancient medicine man, Bear Paw.
    Running Deer ran like a mountain lion across the barren gravelly brown land of northern New Mexico. Above him was a massive escarpment glowing scarlet in the dying embers of sunset. As he ran, his mind raced too. He could smell...

Hitchhike into eternity
you're searching  
   for the blue-grass    
Tho, these fields are greener
you've got to carry on    
So, fix your self a fat-tire  
I'm looking for a reason    
to keep you  
     past your bed-time  
& enjoy this summer season    
   
CHORUS:    
Oh- my  
I've found a desert flower    
It grows upon a cactus    
to protect it from the showers    
It's soft to the touch    
but it just might hurt
               to squeeze    
So, hold- on gently     ...