Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DESERT BEAUTY, by RUTH BROWN JOHNSTON


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DESERT BEAUTY, by                    
First Line: Gray sage against gray sand
Last Line: Saying farewell behind.
Subject(s): Deserts; Food & Eating


Gray sage against gray sand --
Loping, long-eared rabbits --
Bones bleaching in the desert sun.
Lizards darting from a rock,
Purple haze over all stretching on
To distant purple peaks.

Creeping over the hills
The mist comes stealing in.
Trailing whiteness, filmy daintiness.
Leaving lonely shadows on the hills
Black with the living sun
Saying farewell behind.





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