We met in the desert that time,
just me and him,
he walked, but I rode a camel.
We started our journeys,
him from the west,
me from the east.
We’d left at dawn,
just as the sun peeped up,
as we plodded across the dunes.
We arrived as the blistering sun beat down.
We did our trading,
and then we left.
Was there a moral?
No need for that…
Just good business.
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Image credit: Pedro Kümmel @Unsplash
This image shows desert dunes with footprints left by humans and animals in the sand. The photographer explains; Under the warm sun, the dunes carry gentle scars of passage, lines and footprints that vanish as quietly as they appear!
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #324 photo prompt.
luna's on line 
good trouble
be it mlk jr
or john lewis
the usa thing
black birds too wanna fly
no need to wonder
or even ask why???????????
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Brown or black, I’m guessing. Better leaders I’m thinking – one in particular?
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mlk jr all the way!
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I like where you took this poem/ story Chris. Thanks for joining in.
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Glad that you liked that, Sadje. More interesting dunes!
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Thank you so much 😊
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Haha! Love this, Chris. 🧡
Reminded me of Kipling’s ” The Ballad of East and West”.
‘Oh east is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet’
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Aww, thanks Punam. There are some great poems by Rudyard K., aren’t there?
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My pleasure, Chris! Indeed, there are. “If” and this one were my absolute favourites in school. 😊
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‘If’ is the best one – especially since I have watched it by Sir Michael Caine.
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Oh yes, undoubtedly! 👌🏼
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A great poetic read, Chris!
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Thanks for that, Dave!
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Seems like a really good business
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Had to be, hadn’t it – such a long way to meet in that desert!
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In the desert, morals are unnecessary—only shadows matter! Let’s head to an oasis. 😉💞🥰
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And here I was thinking the moral would be- Damn sand gets into everything! hehehe
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And that’s the way a lot of days go: no moral — just another day. Love this one, Chris.
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Oh! Such an unexpected ending! Love your creativity, Chris.
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I can feel the heat, Chris, …and the sand, …( and just laughing at Violets comment! …😉) …a great and meet, with a difference, …💙
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Pfffft!! …damn comment went early, Chris…just as I was proof reading, … ‘greet and meet’ !!
You could edit and delete this ? …😉
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