Desert Path

Reaching out into the stars
Glittering with ivory light
Heartstrings hold translucent scars
Shimmering across the night
A pale past glowing with fight

Palms stretched towards the sky
Asking for guidance on the path
Love in abundance flies high
Ardent waters a slow bath
Drowning the past’s haunting wrath

Moon glistens upon the sand
Sparkling like alabaster dots
A heated time strums the land
Welcoming an unique spot
Where desire is freely sought

Soul needs this quiet retreat
Where the refreshing breeze blows
Cooling the daytime desert heat
As love’s favor begins to glow
Listen, for the heart does know

Reviews

[Seriana]

PB, this is quite beautiful, yet a lingering safeguard to protect the heart. I envision the night sky, ad walking on the sandy beach, alone, on a warm summer's eve. There is something about this I can't quite put my finger on, a longing, a wanting....something waiting. Lovely.

[Poetic Beauty]

There is...
I have not been to the desert but I have been dreaming about since my friend moved back home 10 or 11 years ago. I want to go to Arizona to see it for myself

[J Todd Underhill]

I love this piece and the form, well written. We all take a moment to ask for guidance. I have had that moment in the desert myself. The revelation that followed was soul shaking.

[Poetic Beauty]

My goal is to make out to Arizona this year. I have dreams about the desert there all the time. Have for about 10 years since a friend moved back home there.

[Neville]

......... Well done you .. very muchly enjoyed & true ................ Neville

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank for reading I’m glad you enjoyed it

[Coyote Poetry]

Gentle, true and wonderful words written my friend.
"Soul needs this quiet retreat
Where the refreshing breeze blows
Cooling the daytime desert heat
As love’s favor begins to glow
Listen, for the heart does know"
The above lines. I did like. The heart know first, the mind second. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Poetic Beauty]

I couldn’t agree more. My heart is has been telling me for years where I need to go but my mind is like oh hell no. 🤣 it’s even tried to convince my heart that it is a false feeling which then agitates my soul.

[Coyote Poetry]

The mind is hard to change. Old heart feel the burden. Hello my friend. Winter came back to Michigan. I need to go south.

[Poetic Beauty]

Me too way far south and west lol

[B-poet]

The desert Is such a vast and mysterious place where one can retreat to ponder the complexities of one's own profound heart. Loves the written imagery throughout your poem. Great work. An intriguing read. :)

[Poetic Beauty]

I spent a lot of time in the desert within my dreams. I write a lot of poems about the desert because of this

[Betty Hermelee]

What better place to drown out your sorrows, than the sparkling desert sands, where no streetlight hinders the black sky with a million stars; reaching for renewal to the universe, asking to quiet the pain; the calm sands allow for love to grow.
Lovely!
Best, Betty

[Poetic Beauty]

Smiles yes it would be an amazing place to sooth the soul and be peaceful

[Betty Hermelee]

I knew it! I love the desert, something magical about it....

[Poetic Beauty]

Hopefully before the end of the year I will get to

[Vertigo Cat1111]

This is so beautiful and gives off night vibes so extremely well, it's just gorgeous. It was crafted and put together wonderfully and feels as though it's shining. The rhyming is spot on and so is the flow of it. It feels as if you have a special understanding of the desert, and executed it amazingly here.

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you for your kind words

[willweb]

Really nicely crafted, I loved the way this piece flowed as if its rhythm traced the smooth outlines of the warm sands along the path it followed. The rhyme scheme was wonderful.

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you I’m glad you enjoy this poem

[Re-Pete]

very reflective literally and figuratively. the pause that refreshes. your words took me there. i felt and saw everything. many memorable lines

"A heated time strums the land" especially grabbed me

sobering and honest ending. a fine write. good food for thought ... :)

[Poetic Beauty]

I write at night after I have done yoga and meditation. My mind drifts and many times I write about the Arizona desert which I have only seen in dreams or daydream but I’m planning to go this year!!

[Re-Pete]

every day a walk through the city down to the park by the water. i do a few exercises. i can see boston in the distance. i write in my head ... :)

[Chris Shaw]

Really enjoyed the structure here and the rhyme scheme. Such a visually pleasing poem. Night bringing a cooler retreat to the arid dry heat of the desert in day. A poem of contrasts. Very nicely penned PB.

Chris

[Poetic Beauty]

I’m glad you enjoyed the rhyme scheme and the imagery I did in this poem. Thank you for reading

[Chris Shaw]

Always welcome :)

[Dave Brown]

Another very, very nicely done, I can sense the desert's insistent draw on you. PB, PB, it quietly, consistently calls, addressing each breath that you take
Deserts are like that, or is it desserts????
I especially enjoy your stars reference because for me it is that quasisupermega quadrilloin stars in the clear black sky that I enjoy most about the desert

[Poetic Beauty]

One day I will experience this for myself and not just in dreams