Desert Rose

Inspired by Sting's "Desert Rose".

I dream of rain

I dream of gardens in the desert sand

I wake in pain

I dream of love as time runs through my hand

I dream of fire

These dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire

And in the flames

The shadows play in the shape of a man's desire

This desert rose

Each of her veils, a secret promise

This desert flower

No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

Now she turns

The way she moves in the logic of all my dreams

This fire burns

I realize that nothing's as it seems

I dream of rain

I dream of gardens in the desert sand

I wake in pain

I dream of love as time runs through my hand

This desert rose

Each of her veils, a secret promise 

This desert flower, her rare perfume

Is the sweet intoxication of her love

 Sweet desert rose

This memory of Eden haunts us all

Sweet desert flower, her rare perfume

Is the sweet intoxication of the fall