I asked my friends to give me subjects and five words unrelated to them. A few challenged me. This is the third in this group. For
Subject: Desert
Memory
Palms
Tattoo
Tribute
Course
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beneath a luminous moon
gleaming bright against the khol-black sky
she stands
palms raised in supplication
words of a tongue long lost to mankind
a tribute to gods thought forgotten
spilling from her lips
the sands shift beneath the feet of followers
in the lee of the spinx
contemplating his riddle
moonrise brings a chorus of voices
each one a priestess in white linen
marked with the eye
a tattoo of devotion upon olive skin
somewhere in the course of time
these things were lost
we bring them back in our memories
my words are alive 
I love your writings!
You have a gift of being able to make me feel like I’m right there.
Oh, this is lovely and precious, darling.
You have strong images here and lovely undertone, giving us this marvelous second layer you have to search for.
*hugs*
Thank you. I’m glad you liked it. 🙂
You’re making me reach for your thread, sweetheart.
I’m being tempted everywhere I go.
But this, this resonates. And I’m so tempted to ask for the story of it because you leave so much unspoken, which has me dying for more.
I don’t often write stories, love, but for you, I’ll see what I can do .. if if wishes to be written.
*tempts your muse with chocolates and other good things*
*gives big eyes just for good measure*
It can be like a prose poetry kind of thing. Or a poem with longer lines. 🙂
And just to be super fair: I’ll write something for you in return. Anything you want. 🙂
Chocolate? Promise? *grins*
I’ll see what comes when I start to work on it. I’ll consider it a challenge. I’ve always liked challenges.
As for what I want? A story. A story within that story. You, and me, and a rainbow.
Oh, you just absolutely tickle my brain.
And yes, just imagine Godiva chocolate. Switzerland chocolate. I had to tempt your muse with something. *tempts, tempts*