Desert Slumber

Air swirls with cactus flower
Floating upon the warm wind
During the enchanting hour
As consciousness starts to bend

The vast expanse of the sky
Shines with iridescent orbs
Reaching immeasurably high
As subconscious absorbs

Sand stretches out its rough hands
Giving its alluring invite
Beguiling with its commands
As slumber begins to ignite

Dreams tango under the moon
Tempo steady flowing smooth
Rhythmically beating in time
Visions fluttering to sooth

Scents merge of desert and man
Creating lucid soaring dreams
Hazy silhouette stands close
Shadowed in celestial beams

Author's Note

Image by Frank Zullo found on google images

Reviews

[Richard🖌]

Ya know, Dear PB? 🤔

There's nothing (poetically speaking) I enjoy more than a well-struck poem with even meter, smooth flowing syntax. spot-on rhyme, and vivid imagery painted with skillfully laid metaphor, touches of sensual embrace, and caresses from imaginative poetic hands.

There is something magical and mysterious about the desert that's always captivated my fantasies, and you certainly have captured mine … with your own. 😏
I've one on here you might find intriguing … it's titled simply, "One Desert Night":
https://www.writerscafe.org/writing/RichardJ/1612644/

Love your title and picture … both peaked my interest and lured me in.
Thank goodness they did, or I'd have missed this uniquely splendid piece!
Thank you, Dear Lady-Poet, for sharing You with Us! ⁓ Richard 🍃

[Poetic Beauty]

All my desert poems are enthralling for one reason or another. One would never know I have not been there but my love and my dreams are.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

I re read this again
Still loving it xx

[Poetic Beauty]

I’m glad you enjoyed this poem enough to read it again

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

True
I do rarely do twice as there’s so many on w c but yes 🙌

[Poetic Beauty]

I have a few added to my favorites over the years on here so I can go back and reread them

[Cherrie]

I love a canvas of words and you have painted a real masterpiece with this one.

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you this is a peaceful poem for me.

[Patricia Wedel]

"Dreams Tango under the Moon"..
"Silhouette shadowed... in celestial beams"..
These are words and images that may appear in my dreams.
I am fascinated by the Moon. gently, Pat

[Poetic Beauty]

I’m a night owl by nature. I love the moon and the stars. I dream about the desert often

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Dreams tango Under the moon
What an image that is
A wonderful original line
How beautiful your poem is gave me images of both USA Africa and Aussie desert

[Poetic Beauty]

I’m glad you enjoyed this poem and the imagery. I particularly like the dreams tango under the moon as well

[barleygirl]

I love how you show so many diverse aspects of life as everything dances in your desert. Your poem speaks to the psyche, the heart, & all of our skin catching all the sensory delights you've packed into this poem. V4 is over the moon, especially line 1! Some people think of "desert" as being "all the same" (dull, boring, perhaps?) But your poem shows us the vast diversity that can thrive there . . . whether it's the desert of sand & heat or the desert of parched emotions (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you. It took some doing to get the imagery the way I wanted it painted and the feeling wrapped up inside of it

[Neville]

...................... Delightfully atmospheric and with a pulse like a resting heartbeat .. Nice :)

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you so much. I dream of the desert often.

[Chris Shaw]

I have never been to a desert, only seeing photographs or films on TV. I have heard that the nights can become very cold even though the heat in the day can be scorching. Clear sky, no air pollution would create a dreamy expanse to look upon. Beautifully visual PB.

Chris

[Poetic Beauty]

I have not been the desert either. I have been dreaming about the desert since my friend moved back home to Arizona around 10 years ago. I can close my eyes and drift and see it.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

What a beautifully captivating poem, You did the photo justice.

[Poetic Beauty]

I closed my eyes and this is the poem and images that dance through my mind and I found a photo that was close to what I was picturing in my minds eye. I’m glad you liked this poem Dale. Thank you so much.

I’ve been dreaming and daydreaming about the desert for a long time now. I am getting really good at it.

[SheIsMe]

Wonderfully written and contains great imagery. I love it!

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you. This come seemed to come to mind and speak to me when I wrote it