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across great seas of shifting sand
and routes unreachable to man
lies an oasis of water and trees,
below which, in a cathedral of stone
set apart and all alone
singularly grows
—under ponderous stalactites—
the rare and beautiful desert rose.

adorned with silver petals,
its stem is ghostly white
as it illuminates a cavern
of vast subterranean night,
to bloom for one generation
when the planets do align
the flower of all yearning,
the scent of the divine.

it has no sun to warm its face,
nor winds to give it sweet embrace
—save the hollow gusts of cavern breath—
to live its days in ebon night
held back by its inner light;
a radiance lost to the chirping bats
as the moon calls them to rise

still, so beautiful in their eyes.

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So Beautiful

Contributed by spike on Friday, 15th March 2013 @ 07:48:42 PM in AEST
Topic: mystical

across great seas of shifting sand
and routes unreachable to man
lies an oasis of water and trees,
below which, in a cathedral of stone
set apart and all alone
singularly grows
—under ponderous stalactites—
the rare and beautiful desert rose.

adorned with silver petals,
its stem is ghostly white
as it illuminates a cavern
of vast subterranean night,
to bloom for one generation
when the planets do align
the flower of all yearning,
the scent of the divine.

it has no sun to warm its face,
nor winds to give it sweet embrace
—save the hollow gusts of cavern breath—
to live its days in ebon night
held back by its inner light;
a radiance lost to the chirping bats
as the moon calls them to rise

still, so beautiful in their eyes.

Copyright Â© spike ... [ 2013-03-15 19:48:42]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: So Beautiful (User Rating: 1 )
by alicewhite on Friday, 15th March 2013 @ 07:56:13 PM AEST
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lovely,, simply lovely,x

Re: So Beautiful (User Rating: 1 )
by shelby on Saturday, 16th March 2013 @ 12:46:18 AM AEST
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OMG this is so beautiful it made me cry.
Flowing, visual and the feeling well awwwwwwwww

Hugs my friend and thank you thank you!
Priceless master of words you are

Michelle

Re: So Beautiful (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Saturday, 16th March 2013 @ 02:17:43 AM AEST
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Very well written

Re: So Beautiful (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Sunday, 17th March 2013 @ 04:07:41 AM AEST
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beauty, a challenge so difficult to define. Well done!

Re: So Beautiful (User Rating: 1 )
by spud on Tuesday, 19th March 2013 @ 08:19:11 AM AEST
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Hi Spike,

Never had the good fortune to come across
a desert rose, but after reading your fine
verse I long for the opportunity.

T

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