There is something to teach in the desert -
holy words, not simple words. It's about
some kind of thirst. It's about a huge desert
that is always populated by many hikers.
These dying wanderers with leaden eyes are
like lost objects and are of no use at night. Tiny,
diverse stars begin to shine in this unique sky,
a heavy heaven, but it is still very difficult to see
anything in the surrounding area. These ancient
stars become golden leaders for those losers
who walk and sing hard songs but seek new
water sources - wherever they may be. Someone
once said, 'I will turn the desert into a pool of water' -
this isn't just about thirst. These dying people
still have a will, but maybe they don't lose
all their hope. At least they can't die twice
and think they'll lose everything because
there's nothing left to save, but maybe
they still have a chance to find a new place to live.
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The Desert
by Marieta Maglas
Biography:
The Oddville Press, Sybaritic Press, Prolific Press, Silver Birch Press, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Dashboard Horus, Al-Khemia Poetica: A Women's Arts and Writing Journal, Southern Arizona Press, Journal of the Akita International Haiku Network, The Queer Gaze, PentaCat Press, Coin-Operated Press, Mayari Literature, Ardus Publications, and others published the poems of Marieta Maglas in anthologies like Near Kin: A Collection of Words and Art Inspired by Octavia Estelle Butler, The Oddville Press Summer 2018, Nancy Drew Anthology: Writing&Art Featuring Everybody's Favorite Female Sleuth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Three Line Poetry, Tanka Journal, and The Aquillrelle Wall of Poetry. The editor of The Aquillrelle Wall of Poetry Yossi Faybish edited her poetry book, Cubic Words. She is a co-author for A Divine Madness: An Anthology of Modern Love Poetry, Enchanted- Love Poems and Abstract Art, The Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology: 2020 Edition, and Women of One World.
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