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Susan
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walking the surreal

0 posted 2004-07-12 11:04 PM



Wind’s kiss warm upon my face
Heated canyon walls
Shimmering in visible waves
Burnished in reds and gold

     ancient spirits speak from these walls

Sands swirl about my feet
Dusting across secluded plain
Erasing traces of lizard’s retreat
Trailing off towards shadow’s reprieve

     can you hear their voices calling
     caught upon the wind?

Sage brush sags with effort
To hold self upright
All the desert longs
For the coming of the night

     what magic shall be wrought
     when the shaman comes to dance?

Sun settles below the crest
Of corrugated landscape
Evening creeps in silence near
As dusk bathes the landscape in amber hue

     can you see the shadows shifting
     in time to the chanting whispers of wailing?

Sweet relief in essence cool
Shades of dark engulf white hot
And all the desert heaves a sigh
In the cool blue waves of eventide

     night time moon sheds its blessings
     in answer to the shaman’s calls

s.a.t.

Thanks to Snow for helping me with the italics . . .


Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you.  Joy is a state of mind.

© Copyright 2004 s.a.t. - All Rights Reserved
Martie
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1 posted 2004-07-12 11:32 PM


Susan

I love the desert, for exactly these reasons.  Thank you for taking me there again!

iliana
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2 posted 2004-07-13 01:50 AM


Susan, this is exquisite.....the flow of it lovely and magical.  *hugs*....jo
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3 posted 2004-07-13 03:25 AM


gorgeous!
Earth Angel
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4 posted 2004-07-13 01:20 PM


  "night time moon sheds its blessings
     in answer to the shaman’s calls"

~ Mystically shamanistic! Pure magic!


Linda

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5 posted 2004-07-13 01:23 PM


Beautiful artistry in this write, vivid impression of the desert.

JL

Susan
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6 posted 2004-07-13 02:29 PM


Thank you all, dear friends, for your kind replies --

  Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you.  Joy is a state of mind.

Snow
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7 posted 2004-07-13 07:42 PM


it almost seems lyrical to me.. i hear music. in a soft tribal beat... the desert has done this to me many times.. you said it so wonderfully!

S~

"yet each man kills the thing he loves
by each let this be heard,
some do it with a bitter look,
some with a flattering word"
oscar wilde

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8 posted 2004-07-13 07:55 PM


Susan, this is so very beautiful!
Hugs~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain ~

Susan
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9 posted 2004-07-13 08:06 PM


Many thanks, Snow.  The desert has woven its spell over me many times too.  And I do so appreciate the help with the italics, it was important, I think.

Nancy Lee -- your kind reply is much appreciated.
  

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you.  Joy is a state of mind.

Magnus
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10 posted 2004-07-13 09:20 PM


Susan,  

I enjoyed the trip,  though I found myself
getting a little thirsty at times.  So
entrancing is the lore of the Shaman,  of
those who lived in ages past upon the
desert plains and cliffs.  You brought it
all out to be seen and felt.  Thank You.

Susan
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11 posted 2004-07-13 10:09 PM


Barry,

Follow the lizard, he knows the way

Thanks for traveling with me.
  Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you.  Joy is a state of mind.

JamesMichael
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12 posted 2004-07-15 02:37 AM


Nice writing...James
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