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MoonShadow
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Dark side of the Moon.

0 posted 2007-01-17 03:42 PM



              “Desert Rose”

So warmly stands the shifting sands
as far as one may see
and ancient runes beneath soft dunes
may lie so silently

Out in the glare a wonder rare
in gentle sweet repose
outshines the grand Nevada land
a lovely Desert Rose

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© Copyright 2007 Kenneth W. Myers - All Rights Reserved
trutodaraiders
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1 posted 2007-01-17 03:58 PM


I love the structure the syallable count and the rose that shines in the desert wonderful job!
MoonShadow
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2 posted 2007-01-17 04:03 PM


Thank you Tru... glad you liked... it is rare and exceptionally beautiful... but does exist... I know, for sure.

        MoonShadow
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ivordavies
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3 posted 2007-01-17 07:05 PM


MoonShadow

Images conjured up so vast in two stanzas of perfect poetry.

First Stanza brought echo's of Shelly's Ozymandus to me....

Ivor

The moment created this second, is a  moment that's going to last.
It lives the full spectrum of time, the future, the present and past.

LeeJ
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4 posted 2007-01-17 07:26 PM


I've heard of the desert rose, this was hauntingly beautiful...enjoyed
Enchantress
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Canada eh.
5 posted 2007-01-17 07:40 PM


Ah MoonShadow...enchanting indeed.
Now I'm going to have to look for a picture of one.

In the midst of winter,
I found there lives within me..
An invincible summer.

The Lady
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The Southwest
6 posted 2007-01-18 12:24 PM




a sweet delight
MoonShadow

a desert rose
I can see it now...


Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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7 posted 2007-01-18 04:26 AM


ah beautiful!! I would like to see a desert rose one day   RDB

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

MoonShadow
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Dark side of the Moon.
8 posted 2007-01-18 07:44 AM


   Ivor... indeed I am a fan of Shelly and 'Ozymandus' is one of my favorites.

   LeeJ... This humble poem pales in the shadow of the beauty of the Desert Rose.

   Nancy... there are indeed three.. the floral Adeniumob... the geological Gypsum... yet the most beautiful of them all is the Desert Rose with a soul.

   Lady Kate... I am sure you can.

   RDB... You may if you are as blessed as I have been.

   Thank you all for lovely respons the shared glow is rewarding.

               MoonShadow
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catalinamoon
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The Shores of Alone
9 posted 2007-01-19 04:28 PM


Hi, This is lovely. You can see and almost smell the rose.
Sandra

Sunshine
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10 posted 2007-01-19 08:46 PM



For all of the adversity
a desert can give?

She will still spill beauty

and we are most fortunate
if we are but
an observer.

Well done, MS.


Tom Zart
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11 posted 2007-01-19 10:57 PM


I love the why you compose your poems.
JL
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12 posted 2007-01-20 12:07 PM




JL

Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed:
blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
~Jesus Christ

MoonShadow
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Dark side of the Moon.
13 posted 2007-01-20 12:24 PM



   Sandra... yes... whenever I want to all I have to do is dream.

   Sunshine... you are so right.. she is beauty and oh, so much more.

   Tom... Thank you for your kind response, sir. I am glad my humble efforts are pleasing.

   JL... thanks for the read.

        
              MoonShadow
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