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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOREVER ONWARD, by ROBERT LEE HAWKENSEN
First Line: O shifting sand of the desert
Last Line: Possessed of love and hope.
Subject(s): Deserts; Food & Eating
First Line: O shifting sand of the desert
Last Line: Possessed of love and hope.
Subject(s): Deserts; Food & Eating
O shifting sand of the desert,
If blest with heart or soul,
I beg that you have mercy on
Men striving toward their goal.
Far across your barren wasteland
The traveler wends his way,
Tramping on till the burning sun
Melts at the close of day.
Then peacefully he goes to sleep,
Out in your arid land,
Dreaming of the glittering gold
Buried in yonder sand.
Morning comes as a brilliant sun
Climbs over distant slope,
And he renews his endless march,
Possessed of love and hope.
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