Desert life - - - a progressive poem

The desert breaks
heart and hope
ideals held close
ground to sand.

The desert lifts
rocks from hidden places
wind and sun
a smooth polisher.

The desert radiates
heat in summer
cold in winter
a myriad of seasons
in between.

Desert riverbeds
shows life in a different light
footprints and
discarded skins
(http://wts.org.au/exhibitions/river-skins)

Desert trees
white trunks are stark
against red soil
miracle of growth
with little water

Desert vineyard
knarled, stick legs
hide their potential
in winter time

Desert dreams
Developed by moonlight
Details shown by full
Midday sun

Desert dreaming
dreaming

dreaming.