Desert Rose

Balian & Sibylla- Flames

In the midst of games
Without gains
Hushed voices
Whisper
The secret

Somewhere in the desert
Hides a rose
Soft
Sweet
Vibrant red
Full petals laden
So moist
In dew
Longing
For the touch
To grace its silken skin
Waiting
Longing
To share
Its glory
As if its description
Might make it disappear

Men gone mad
In search
For the rose
Eelusive
Unsure
Pilgrims frought to find
The precious petals
Or if it was merely
A mirage
The trick
Of the eye
Crushing
To catch a glimpse
Only

For the flower
So soft
Glorious
In the light
But forever
Partly
Hidden
In the shade
Unseen
The stem
So long
Straight
But dotted
With thorns
To protect
But longing
To be felt
So it hides
In secret
Somewhere
In the desert