As If Forever … 2907-2k16

The winds roar ceaseless across this endless plain Blowing the sands an dunes there then here again Standing mute and silent on the deathly flat Scattered rocks appear and hide along with that Squalls and swirls tango in their deathly dance Scatter strewn bones and shriek as they prance Wrinkles winds blow and slithering vipers make Trim for these mounds that forever endless bake Flattened grasses trying to raise their head so hard Unmoved, the thorny cactus, stands it eternal guard Fleeting trumpets that it blows at passing days Its bight red fruits stand proud in punishing rays A 'tremble clinging tenuous to its each little strand Occasional the gossamer so alien to this harsh land Barren bare branches point to the blazing sky Stunted shrubs that quiver in the sun bone dry Slowly strutting Oryx proudly treads the scape Proud at the pompous display on its nape The eagle soaring high lets out its wild squee Eyes trained far for the faintest move to see Gliding with grace to coast these sterile plains Impassive to shift and tumble of the ocher grains Distant mirage whispers, lies to the tired nomad There just in reach the plenty that's to be had Strange the little lady birds that slowly flit, abound Flutter their tiny wings without the slightest sound Scorched yellow grays cast their fiendish spell What lies behind the dunes, can one ever tell? Harsh and haughty men that wander here, live Want to wrench more than they're willing to give Far across the vistas, is a speck of emerald green Where life is abundant; flowers, fronds their sheen Maybe we'll get there soon, before its time to go Or maybe zip past it aimless just to wander lo Here winds blow whistling with a madness seized As if forever we had life, its bounties for us leased