Like
shifting grains of sand upon a wind-blown dune
Sprightly
golden deer fleet in these yellow lands
Peacocks
of vibrant hues startle into view
As I
ramble through this boundless expanse
Dunes I traverse as I clamber onward
Soon drift away, melting into the arid air
Only to
storm together into a newer herd
Evermoving
scapes, now filled, now bare
Humped
beasts plodding docile, slow
Flick the
sands off their luscious lashes.
As dirt
jeeps lurch clamorously through,
Cleaving
paths in this sandy wilderness
In this
unending sea of remorseless heat
I cast my
mind upon warriors of old
Whom this
desert could scarce impede
From
forging a majestic, stately world
Their
invincible fortresses - to your drifting dunes
Their
scorching valour- to your ferocious heat
Their
palaces of splendor - to your flitting illusions
Ah dogged
desert, your match you thus meet!
