“I know nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know it’s everybody sin You got to lose to know how to win. Dream on, dream on”. – Steven Tyler
Life is a dream, life is a circle, life is a reflection, life is addiction, life is a desert, life is G_D, life is a dream….
I saw her when I was thirteen years of age, moving to and from, unspeaking she was, outside my window, and I feared her, for it was reasonable to do so.
The high desert takes on a different look at night. Two hours after midnight, it moves, loosening itself from gravity and man-made plans. It becomes unto itself, calling out to itself, creation unto destruction. It spins into itself, creating genesis, and revelation. Birth and death. Time, and sorcery. Addiction and recovery.
She whispers, the ripples in the clouds are just shadows, they part the light and the energy from the moon. I wish you my child, to be willing, to come in secret to my sandy womb. Your visit should never be in daylight, where the sun shows a broader point of view. Nothing done in shine has such a perspective, as the honor under moonlight I have for you. For here by tumbleweed you’ll know my secrets, witches’ signs, and shades under a distant moon. There’s never been a deeper well than this my desert, a synonym, for what is really you. She whispers so inviting through my window, at thirteen, years of age how can I refuse. I must confess I am in awe of numbers turning, my anecdote is the whole of something true.
And, So, I strip myself of clothes that hide my secrets, human cloth that presents my parents view. At two A.M. I run into the desert, fleeing to the ark that defines you. To the west of me Shiprock rides the sand filled ocean. A transport that floats under this lunar view. I think at first that might be my naked destination, first class in quantum faith to a world that’s new. Be still, be still my soul that searches night for such an answer. Be still whispers she that turns the clue. Looking skyward way, I see her guidance falling from the stars, Orion slew. At thirteen years of age I became the desert, shifting in the night within her view. Such a hungry boy looking for visions, rising to a place no other knew. All her glory in my life’s decision, to be true in faith for all I do. To be true in faith for all I do.
Sometimes now at two A.M. I wake up quaking, and I see her moving to and from, unspeaking is she, outside my window, and I fear her, for it is reasonable to do so.
Life is a dream, life is a circle, life is a reflection, life is addiction, life is a desert, life is G_D, life is a dream…. – 03.29.20 – דָנִיֵּאל
This is beautifully written, Daniel
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Thank you Roberta, I appreciate your kind words very much.
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Great writing Daniel.
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Thank you Erick, I am honored by your comment.
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Your welcome.
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The cycle of addiction recovery does follow a life pattern for most of us. How wonderfully you put it in words that form a picture. 🙂
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Hi Brenda, Thank you for your comment. I agree most people are addicted to something, some people are addicted to everything. 😉 I am happy you liked this piece.
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I fall in that latter category, but it is fun. 😉 You are welcome.
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I have found the desert to be the place of my learning as well Daniel. Sometimes it is the desert of the soul. Thank you for an amazing piece.
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Thank you Jacob, the desert of the soul is a dreaded place for some. I think it is where we become both human and immortal if that is possible. 😉
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The bridge is small if nonexistent between them. Our great teachers from the past have told us so. I agree with you reaching the divine is the journey. 🙂
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❤ this. You write from the soul.
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Thank you Morgana, I am very happy you liked this.
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You are welcome. 🙂
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Daniel, this beautiful prose tells so many things about you, but more importantly then that it holds answers within its words that each of us have questions for. Well done. ❤ ❤ ❤
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Thank you Heather. I hope questions get answered. 😉 As always thank you for following and commenting my friend.
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You are welcome dear Daniel, your prose has brought me answers so many times through the years. So thank you. ❤ ❤ ❤
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Now I have to smile. 🙂
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As well as you should! 😉
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The desert verse is an excellent metaphor for my life. I enjoyed the blending of the words with your experiences in life. Great piece. Stay well.
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Hi Scott, Your comment means a lot and in more ways than one. Metaphor for life. I appreciate that friend. 🙂
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Very welcome Daniel, hope you and yours are staying well.
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Best line ever: “Life is a dream, life is a circle, life is a reflection, life is addiction, life is a desert, life is G_D, life is a dream…. ” ❤ this piece. Thank you. Shalom, Erin
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Thank you Erin. I am thrilled when you find a line that you like. Hope you and yours are staying well. Shalom, Daniel
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I find many lines in your writings and am always benefited by them when I do, so thank you. 🙂 Shalom
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Brother, this is fantastic. You are a blessing. Your words enduring and helpful on my own spiritual journey. Thank you. Shalom, Den
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Thank you brother, I appreciate your kind words. They mean a lot. Hope you and yours are staying well. Shalom, Daniel
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Brother you and your family are in my prayers as I know I have a place in your own. What a blessing to share. Shalom, Den
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Good stuff. I enjoy your work. 🙂
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Thank you Barron, happy you like this.
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Very welcome.
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Lovely piece of writing Daniel. You have the most interesting way of putting your post together. I enjoy each one.
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Thank you Qwen, always a pleasure to have you comment on my writing.
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My pleasure to comment on your writing. 😉
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You have done it again Daniel. The desert is a great place of learning. Great descriptive phrases. Your imagery top notch. 🙂
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Thank you Brian for your comment. I agree the desert is a great place of learning. 🙂
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You have brought it to me with this piece. 😉
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This is a fine read Daniel. Thank you.
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Hi Rudy, Thank you for reading and commenting. I appreciate it.
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No problem, I enjoy reading your writing.
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“Desert Verse” is a very moving piece Daniel. I could feel the ebb and flow of life throughout it. The way you begin and then reprise it leads once to view easily the great circle you are speaking of. Bill
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Thank you Bill, I always look forward to your invaluable insight and interpretation from what you read. The great circle is always with us. Thanks again. Daniel
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You give me far too much credit Daniel but I will receive it graciously and with a your welcome. Bill 🙂
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That is well put Bill. 😉
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Liked this one a lot mate. I could identify with time in the desert. The first and last line is magnificent.
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Thank you Shaun, very happy you liked this piece, and found a line or two to clom on too. Hope you are staying well my friend.
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Very fit in my neck of the woods mate, hope it is the same in yours. 😉
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Beautiful! 🙂
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Thank you Albina. 🙂
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Daniel your writing is marvelous. My favorite line that I cannot get past “to be true in faith for all I do.”I plan to use this line for myself. 😉 Thank you.
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Hi Jane, Thank you very much for your kind comment. I am happy you liked this piece, and found a favorite line. 🙂
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Love to read and comment on your wonderful work Daniel. 🙂
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The desert is your home, it offers you security as well as challenges. i enjoyed this piece very much Daniel. Thank you.
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Thank you Raquel, so happy you liked this. My apologies for the tardy reply.
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No problem, hope you and your family are staying well.
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Amazing piece. You certainly can write.
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Hi, I appreciate your kind comment. Thank you. 🙂
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Love this and “Dream On” by Steven Tyler is to die for. Excellent points.
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Thank you Shey, so happy you liked this and found some points in it that meant something to you. I agree the Steven Tyler “Dream On” is very good. 🙂
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Beautiful! 🙂 ❤
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Thank you Lisa. Shabbat Shalom.
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Shabbat Shalom. 🙂 ❤
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Interesting post, I like the personal touch, it brings the reader into your world, and allows one to reflect on ones own missor.
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Thank you Warren for your kind comment. I always try to write from the heart, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t. 😉
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This one worked. 🙂
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Amazing love this line. “ife is a dream, life is a circle, life is a reflection, life is addiction, life is a desert, life is G_D, life is a dream”
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Thank you Itsa, so happy you liked that line. Stay well friend.
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Your welcome and you stay healthy too. 🙂
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Dear Daniel,
Your words are as beautiful and flowing with your free thought as they have ever been. I loved this, and took so many lines to own as my own. 😉
❤
Ruby
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Hi Ruby, Your comment made my day or evening as the case may be now. Thank you, I am happy you took this piece to own. Shabbat Shalom and have a great weekend. 🙂
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Bless you Daniel, you are sweet. Shabbat Shalom to you and your wonderful wife. I appreciate your words very much this evening.
❤
Ruby
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Stay well Ruby! 🙂
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I am trying to stay inside, at my age I do not need to catch anything. 😉 My daughter stops by daily and brings me supplies. I am blessed. 🙂
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Very happy to hear that Ruby.
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Yes I am Daniel. My life would be complete if you wrote more often. 😉
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Your words were simply magical, making the personal applicable to many of us who read your post. I loved this. Thank you Daniel
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Thank you Lauren, As always I appreciate you reading and your kind comments. I am happy you liked this and were able to apply it and make it personal.
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Very welcome Daniel. Have a beautiful weekend with your family.
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“Life is a dream, life is a circle, life is a reflection, life is addiction, life is a desert, life is G_D, life is a dream….” This is thought provoking. Great piece Daniel.
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Thank you Lynette, so happy you liked that line. I appreciate your comments so much. Hope you and your family are staying well. 🙂
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We are all well and feeling blessed that we are. Staying indoors a lot every one has cabin fever. 🙂
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A real heady piece Daniel. Most of yours are. 😉 I truly enjoyed this thought, made me think about a few things in my own life, that I am addicted to. 😉
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Hi Steve, Happy you liked this. Thank you for your kind comment. I am really happy you were able to apply some thoughts in this to your own life. Take care.
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Doing well here however a couple of sick folds close by so staying indoors and reading a lot. 😉 Hope all is well with you and your family Daniel.
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Impossible to add to all the things being said about this wonderful piece, except to say you amaze with your words.
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Thank you Wang for your wonderful comment. You always add with your comments and I really appreciate them. Hope you and the kids are staying well. 🙂
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A pleasure to comment and read my friend. Kids are on my nerves but healthy so it is all good. Hope it is the same at your home. 🙂
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A great rhyme my friend, some fascinating lines, for instance, “There’s never been a deeper well than this my desert, a synonym, for what is really you.” I thought this one was out of the park. 😉
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Hi Ryan, You always have the best comments. Thank you. You have some great insight my friend you don’t give yourself enough credit. 😉
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Flattering words coming from the master. 😉 But i do thank you just the same. 🙂
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Aw. 🙂
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Life is a dream, a reflection of the past or possibly the future. We choose. Well written.
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Thank you GA, I couldn’t agree more. 🙂
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Your welcome.
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A new favorite for me Daniel. Thank you.
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Thank you Carmel for your comment. I am happy you liked this. 🙂
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I did, and you are welcome. 🙂
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A Siren of the desert tempts you with her “dessert”.
The Whitby Ladies are found everywhere, especially now.
Neat prose, Daniel!
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Hi Resa, Thank you, I needed somebody to just come out and say it. 😉 Being a “Whitby” you of course knew. 🙂
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Your prose is amazing. Keep up the good work. 🙂
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Thank you happy you liked this. 🙂
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