Songs of the Desert
Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section), Shermaine Choi, Poetry: Group 3
A breeze across the sandy moors
Rustling tumbleweed as it passes
Stirring up secrets buried ages ago ;
A lone silhouette against the crimson sky,
Riding a camel into the setting sun
Guarding secrets never be told
Songs of the Desert to be found
Buried ‘neath the sand,
Just waiting, waiting for someone to find
Tales of travelers and traders;
Stories of gypsies and wanderers
All the past of this winding journey
Songs of the Gobi Desert—
The legacy of the Silk Road
Made by a hundred thousand people
Never to be forgotten
