Desert Planet ELN-1

Dry planet covered
With massive dunes
Like giant waves
In a motionless hurricane
Stretching across the horizon
Only blocked by curvature

When the winds kick in
The motion is relentless
Like a shape shifter
Constantly alternating forms

The light colored sand
Flows like slow liquid
Like blowing satin sheets
Strung on a clothesline

The hot sun beat down
Heat rising like warriors
Adding blurred activity
In this waterless sea
In snow blindness
Mirages come to life

Denny E. Marshall has had art, poetry, and fiction published.

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