Thanks for your comments, Tecoyah & Six
The juices are just flowing lately, this is inspired by Sting's "Desert Rose"
Gardens in the Desert Sand
The first hint of a coming change
almost undectable, a shift in the air
Brings to near sweet nectar,
gardens in the desert sand
Summer sun, never wavering
as it makes its journey overhead
Warm and heavy, the air encloses the senses
Brings to near sweet nectar,
gardens in the desert sand
A look above brings to view
an endless sapphire ocean
Slowly losing precious ground
to the steady march of foreboding clouds
which brings to near sweet nectar,
gardens in the desert sand
The invisible weight, a sweet intoxication
suspense mouting as the army draws closer
The winds find their voice;
their howling chorus
brings to near sweet nectar,
gardens in the desert sand
At last the first drop is let
slowly a steady symphony
of pit pat fills the air
Until the earth knows of no other sound
and brings to near sweet nectar,
gardens in the desert sand
With hands outstretched
and head upturned
every drop a trip to paradise
Turning with the wind
hidden in the dust
There I stand
drinking of sweet nectar,
gardens in the desert sand
Claps of lightning
a roar of thunder break
the reverie
Already the clouds have
found a new destination
And with them they take
ever further sweet nectar,
gardens in the desert sand