Sunday, February 26, 2006

Desert Rose



Stone petal
indelicate bloom
pink blossom
under cold moon
never wilts
rather cracks
dusty buttonhole
thorn of the track.


© Jonathan Wonham

There is an interesting web page which explains how desert roses form here

3 comments:

Andrea said...

did you write his?
It is very nice.

Jonathan Wonham said...

Yes, I did write it.
Thanks.

Anonymous said...

How is the Desert Rose formed?