Lo! observe as beyond the pale horizon the
desert flowers bloom; hear their gentle sigh
rising high above the wind. Perhaps bristle
and burr came in whirl of wants and words.
Charmed by the nectar of flowers and song
from wee bluebirds.
Upon exploring thus terrain round bosom
of the South; let us soak in warmth of sun
and float high along with clouds. At nights
these dunes do whisper, legends that tread
till dawn. Lo! mountains decked with pride
guard until hours of rest are gone.
Revered the desert silence;
Bestows an equal balance.
Photo credits: Mish
Posted for Poetics @ dVerse Pub
Beautiful! I love your subtle internal rhymes in this.
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Breathing in this beauty:
“hear their gentle sigh
rising high above the wind.”
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“Perhaps bristle
and burr came in whirl of wants and words.”
Lovely alliteration. I love the feel of this line!
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I admire that revered silence ~ These lines are lovely :
At nights
these dunes do whisper, legends that tread
till dawn.
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Perhaps bristle and burr came in whirl of wants and words.
I love the wordplay in that!
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I love the mention of the “wee bluebirds” and this line: “Lo! mountains decked with pride guard until hours of rest are gone.” Just lovely, Sanaa.
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“Perhaps bristle and burr came in whirl of wants and words.”
Wow……I especially like this line, Sanaa.
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Three other mentioned my favorite line /bristle & burr/; a very sturdy, colorful, accurate rendering of the SW; nicely done.
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I so enjoy the internal rhymes, the wee blue bird, the legends walking until dawn. Wonderful poem.
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Oh I can tell you know the desert, though not this particular one. Love the focus on sound… Deserts have a music of its own.
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The perfect silence XXX
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These lines immediately stood out for me: ‘Perhaps bristle
and burr came in whirl of wants and words.’ Gorgeous!
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I really like the concluding couplet. A nice wrap to a beautiful poem.
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“Perhaps bristle
and burr came in whirl of wants and words.”
Favorite lines — although there are so many. You have such a distictive “voice” in your writing. This is, as always, beautifully penned — or I really should say “painted.” Sighing I am.
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I’m hearing Navajo flute music in this one too…beautiful, Sanaa!
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Yes. The internal rhymes turn your words to music. I love that.
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Clearly, you have been to the southwest! I love that you chose a sonnet and your interior rhymes are fantastic!
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This is so exquisite…you have captured the SW. Sorry I didn’t make it to prompt nights. I had a perfect poem but I’ve been on the road (desert) and knew I wouldn’t have time to visit others. We got home to a mess and I’m just catching up.
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