Spells Of The Desert Poem by Aphrodite Anastasia Menegaki
Spells Of The Desert
Myths and spells of a faraway land
Where sun is like fire and skin is tanned
Travelling through the land of gods and pharaohs
My heart's pierced from love's arrows
And like the wind, it finds no rest
Like a Bedouin's eagle who never had a nest
Following the caravan to the River Nile
Sun, Pyramids, and a crocodile's smile
Cairo's old streets, cinnamon, dust and spices
Merchants with worry beads bargaining prices
Rhythm of castanets, santur and tambourine
Dance to their music, my heart of a libertine
Khan el-Khalili, hundred pounds for a spell
Khan el-Khalili, thousand stories to tell
Follow the caravan to the depths of the desert
Where silence is vast and water is treasured
No north no south; have your heart for compass
In this land of scorpions, camels and cobras
A woman's glance, a viper's deadly kiss
Are we still afar from the Oasis' bliss?
Immense sand and desert's harsh illusions
Never dare to make fast conclusions
Mirage, that's what my dreams are called
Mirage, moments and memories I hold
Life's like a sandstorm; learn to walk through it
Love can't be bargained; I thought you knew it
Sahara's desert; my love burns like this sand
But my dear, there's a secret about this land
When sun falls upon it, it shines like gold
But when sun goes away, it's dark and cold
So, my dear, don't toss my love like a dice
For I might also become as cold as ice
It's better to use dots at the end of the verse when the first word of the next verse is going to start a new sentence.Writing the first letter of the first word in each verse with a capital letter and without this dot, one can not easly find out the syntax of the text. //''who never had a nest'', instead who which? //I wonder how would it look like with these dots!
Thank you for the advice, Mr.Galanis! ! :) I'll see what I can correct. :)
''From the first sight'' , it opens wide wide the gates your senses know and understand to find the delight in the magic world of the imageries painted.On the right path where great poems should be composed.
Thank you Mr.Galanis! ! ! :) Very happy you liked it! ! Thank you! ! !
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My heart's pierced from love's arrows And like the wind, it finds no rest Like a Bedouin's eagle who never had a nest Following the caravan to the River Nile dont toss my love like a dice.... beautiful. beautiful. marvelous description of the desert and the desert life. i came four times to Egyptian desert. i was in dubai, abudhabi, sharjah. i know and understand what you write. this is a marvelous poem. God bless yu. thank you. tony. i shall add this in my favourit poems. tony
Thank you, Dr. Tony! ! :) Thank you so much! ! ! Thank you! ! ! :)