Tuesday, March 21, 2017

The Things You See Driving Through Saudi - In Verse

This post is part of the Slice of Life March Challenge hosted by Two Writing Teachers.
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The back of a pickup
Stacked with hay bales
Eighteen inches remain
Stick in a goat
It won't go hungry!



Flashing lights from an oncoming truck
Warning, but of what?
Down a stretch and around a corner
Oh!
Caution: Camels
They could be
Walking along the road
or
Crossing the road
or
Grazing near the road
But you don't want to hit one!
Flashing our lights at an oncoming truck



This stretch is
Flat, monotone, sand covered.
Over there the sea sparkles
blue and turquoise and seafoam green.
Heading up and up
Mountainous, rosey-red hued.
Down in the valley
Green! Tall grass, palm trees, and shrubs.
What's around the next corner?

5 comments:

  1. Camels?!?! WOW! What a place you live!

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  2. I like the slice about a world I know so little

    favorite part

    They could be
    Walking along the road
    or
    Crossing the road
    or
    Grazing near the road

    the lines have a visual hump
    like a camel

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  3. This place sounds truly magical - thanks for sharing a slice of it with us. I loved the format and the intrigue it inspired in me to know more!

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  4. These are brilliant lines of verse! I have so much more of a sense of the place than I would have had from snapshots! Thank you for sharing what you observed on your drive.

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  5. This is a wonderful poem! I loved all of it! It also made me want to go there and see that sea and those mountains in the distance.

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