ALBERTO MAGSUCI

       The Desert Sand

I see from a distance

the orange-glazed sand

baking under the sun

heat dances in dry air

on parched desert sand.

Wind blows, clouds of fine dust

heap into piles like sand dunes

once the sand tombs of the Dilmun

the soul of the desert at rest.

I take a handful of sand

I press down and squeeze

the sand trickles through my fingers

I open my hand, only dust is left.

My life, like the sand

I cannot keep nor hold

into dust my life ends

the wind blows, dust spread

to the ends of the Earth.

Editor's Note:

Alberto has sent me the following information:

"The Dilmun is an ancient Bahraini civilization that once flourish 2300 BCE. It is one of the most important civilization of the region and stop to flourish in 600 BCE. At present, there are still many relics of this era like the burial mounds located in Sar, Bahrain.Attach is a photo."