The Desert

Recently took a trip to Arizona and saw some of the desert. I fell in love with my surroundings.

An endless empty wasteland

Glimmering in the sunlight

As golden specks fly and dance

Across the seas of tan and gold.

 

Skulls and shells

Lost creatures of the past

Lay paralyzed, littering the ground

Defeated by their own time.

 

In the mountainous horizon

A storm of pure blackness

Electric whips strike the atmosphere

As it continues to brew in its rage.

 

Faint sounds gather in the winds

Growing stronger by the minute

Voices of coyotes singing their songs

Awestruck by the lyrical masters of nature.

 

Wild horses embraced in their freedom

To soar the empty horizons of this oasis.

I get lost in my thoughts, jealous

Of their will to be free and run wild.

 

A barren landscape, gone untouched

Dryness and death, but so full life

A diamond in the rough of everlasting beauty

One of Mother Earth's best kept secrets.

 

 

Reviews

[TawnyBlueStar]

wow
it created so many images in my mind.
'wild horses embraced in their freedom'
beautiful poem :D

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

This was just wonderful. This is the magic of one of the most beautiful places on earth. I fell in love with the desert as well. It's nearly impossible not too. Your imagery makes me want to go back. I loved the 2nd stanza.

[∂αʌ<..]

wow! magnificent imagery...you made it vivid for me! i could see the desert clearly!
great write! :)

[Muse]

Electric whips strike the atmosphere

What a powerful line of poetic perfection! You describe Mother earth's beauty with a refreshing artistic eye.

And this painted another beautiful image in my mind:

Wild horses embraced in their freedom
To soar the empty horizons of this oasis

Gorgeous!