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Desert Magic |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal 
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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. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Susan I love the desert, for exactly these reasons. Thank you for taking me there again! |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Susan, this is exquisite.....the flow of it lovely and magical. *hugs*....jo |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
gorgeous! |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
"night time moon sheds its blessings in answer to the shaman’s calls" ~ Mystically shamanistic! Pure magic!  Linda |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Beautiful artistry in this write, vivid impression of the desert. JL  |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Thank you all, dear friends, for your kind replies --  SusanHappiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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Snow
since 2000-10-16
Posts 1170desert flower looking for rain |
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 |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Susan, this is so very beautiful! Hugs~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
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. |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
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. |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Barry, Follow the lizard, he knows the way  Thanks for traveling with me. SusanHappiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice writing...James |
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