Ancient Drifts

The Sahara, largest, hottest, most mysterious desert in the world.

 

 

Invisible passages to an ancient world

 

melodious prancing camels hailed, bejeweled

 

moroccan flutes wailing from the distant forbidden city

 

cloaked sand dwellers mysterious in hidden adobes

 

alluring women standing sultry in the shadows of the moon

 

like dancing snakes in the blistering Sahara tombs

 

swords and secrets long buried beneath the soft white arabian dunes

Author's Note

Free verse