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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LONGING, by CLAIRE CAVE
First Line: I long for the peace of the desert
Last Line: And the lull of a silent sea.
Subject(s): Deserts; Food & Eating; Longing; Solitude; Loneliness
First Line: I long for the peace of the desert
Last Line: And the lull of a silent sea.
Subject(s): Deserts; Food & Eating; Longing; Solitude; Loneliness
I long for the peace of the desert,
And the sagebrush in the sun . . .
The rosy sky of the morning,
And the blue when the day is done . . .
The rustle of hot, dry grasses,
The lake bed, alkali pale . . .
The crackle of brush in the herder's fire . . .
The scent of a cattle trail . . .
The loneliness of the desert . . .
The stillness that needs no word . . .
The sound of a sheep bell in the dusk,
The song in the throat of a bird . . .
The voice of the desert is calling,
The desert beckons to me . . .
The soft caress of the night wind . . .
And the lull of a silent sea.
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