Simple Pleasures

When you've lived out in the desert 
with its unrelenting heat 
where thirst for simple pleasures 
can nearly leave you beat; 

where no matter where your eyes turn 
the scen'ry never changes 
though ever shifting sand dunes 
move through many different ranges; 

when you've been hit and blinded 
by the whirling stormy sands 
that strike so unexpected 
and rage across the land; 

when you’ve weathered unforgiving fury 
while moving forward with no gain 
then maybe you’ll appreciate 
the soft warm summer rain. 




                      december 2001