Desert Rose
Oh my Desert Rose
i had walked past suns
looking for photon guns
i had walked through moons
looking for a something maroon
i dived into ocean depths
to find nothing but soon …
i dug into the desert
wandered on blistering sands
found a marooned rose
oblivious to the land
with arms as limp as whisps
withered, weak but a winner
in a desert with no conscience
violating the dead ambience
i picked you up and i got hurt
but i have also gained
life is not exempt from pain
and so will do so again
Oh my wild wild rose
You grow up from where nothing can grow
(Well this is my first attempt. This poem is a time from distant future. When mankind is reduced to warring tribes destroying each other, seeking new powers hidden beyond the frontier. The Man in the brute is in pain and seeks … something :S
Inspired form countless sci-fi movies “Star Wars” “Hitchhikers ..”, Shakespeares “The Tempest” , Bombay Rockers and Sting. dont laugh okay? criticism welcome!)
For a first attempt, this is a beautifully written poem… Actually, it may apply to every major war man has ever fought… Senseless loss of life and as you say, “a desert with no conscience violating the dead ambience…”
I loved it…
By: yaake on April 15, 2008
at 7:59 am
Thank yoo ^_^
By: andback on April 16, 2008
at 10:48 am
wow! thats a nice poem .. great to start with.
the painting beside it is also yours truly?
By: vsuvarna on April 18, 2008
at 12:23 am
Naww i ripped off the original from deviantart.com, but did put into it 2 hours!
By: andback on April 18, 2008
at 12:30 am
Wow great…”photon guns”..i really loved this expression
go on all the best
By: REkha on April 18, 2008
at 6:54 pm
No laughing matter this….only smiles abound !
Nice piece !
By: Soumil on July 2, 2008
at 12:14 pm
FYI the artwork is by a talented artist: Craig Arndt. Like your poem and i’m so glad i found this picture thanks to your blog but it took me a while to track down who the artist was! i don’t know if he minds or not, but he’d probably mind less about you “ripping off” his art if you at least sited his name… his stuff is really cool. if anyone wants to check out his other work he’s on myspace: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=1021237 and other sites, too…
By: Desert Rose Women's Ministry on March 18, 2009
at 11:59 pm