Desert Songs
written by: Verona Jones
@VeronaJ57
Sands scorched under the rays of the sun,
rippled by an arid wind concealing desert secrets.
Bardic tales about cities salted and destroyed,
reclaimed once more by the unforgiving desert.
Under a silvery orb’s luminescence,
when stars glow softly against an ebony sky.
Forlorn whispers ride the evening breeze,
muted words by spirits long since passed.
Moaning their plight under a starlit night,
lamenting about lost loves and spent lives.
Now forever buried beneath tons of sand,
keening dark requiems of bitter memories.
Consumed in time’s continual passage,
buried in a tomb carved from a desolate land.
A moment of fiery spark like a candle spent,
now desert songs whispered in the Zephyrs.
VL Jones is a paranormal enthusiast who loves to write horror stories. She is obsessed with anything scary and writes about her experiences at haunted sites. VL Jones also writes articles and stories blended with cryptids and urban legends. Her work has been published in The Haunted Zone: A Horror Anthology by Women Military Veterans by Tundra Swan Publishing. A - Z of Horror: T is for Tarot by Red Cape Publishing, Elements Of Horror: Fire by Red Cape Publishing, and Twisted Nightmares by Michael Bradley. She received her MFA in Creative Writing and MA in English from Southern New Hampshire University and is a long-time member of the Horror Writer's Association (HWA). She lives with her four furry helpers in Tucson, Arizona.
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