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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SPIRIT OF THE DESERT, by AMELIA WOODWARD TRUESDELL
First Line: An indian rides across the plain
Last Line: They fade into the desert-dearth.
Subject(s): Deserts; Drought; Food & Eating; Heat
First Line: An indian rides across the plain
Last Line: They fade into the desert-dearth.
Subject(s): Deserts; Drought; Food & Eating; Heat
An Indian rides across the plain;
And crushed beneath his pony's tread
The alkali's white crystals shine;
Red wheels the sun high overhead.
Stolid of face and sombre-eyed;
His mustang's bridle trails aground;
The sullen lassitude of heat,
Of smothering light, enfolds them round.
Hot hazes rise; in shimmering veil,
The panting breath of parchéd earth,
Their silhouette grows dim; a speck
They fade into the desert-dearth.
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