Desert, the hot arid intolerable heat scorching and burning the skin into darkest possible tan and equally matching hot wind blew my hair as i stepped out to witness the beauty of the Desert!!While in car with air conditioner on maximum i could only feel the heat by touching the glass....... But when i stepped out i felt like desert embracing me with the warmest possible embrace..........
The trees at roadside seem like lifeless lovers who have lost the hope of meeting their love interest the" Rain"!! On the other hand date palms near the oasis gleams proudly with the full bunches of juicy dates and squirrels playing around..............
Desert is a strange combination of attraction and repulsion............. its serene, arid beauty is breathtaking but the scorching heat constantly urges your brain to keep away from this arid world......... yet its been mesmerizing travelers for many centuries.......... mesmerized me too............
The heat, thirst, blaze, burn all swept over me, but sometimes pain is so fascinating & reviving and so is the feeling of being in an orphaned beach "The Desert"
Quoting the lines of Philip Camitses from DESERT SONNET
"Oh desert I call out to you;
Your clear dry air reveals clarity of distant places my eyes see and hands touch;
Your quiet desolation so stark it screams to me;
Your hidden life to a casual observer is revealed to the patient;
Your dryness allows my whole body to breathe;
Your colorful mineral soils are not hidden by trees;
Your trails and roads offer access into respite..............
Your sage and creosote out number the diamond stars in ink black skies;
Your snapshot images a pronghorn leap a tortoise snort a rock fall;
Your etchings of ancient others from early times past;
Oh desert I call out to you."
Your etchings of ancient others from early times past;
Oh desert I call out to you."
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