Beneath a sky of muted gold,

Where time has slipped through cracks unfold

There lies a place of sand and doors,

A hollow echo of ancient shores.

Wind-carved whispers haunt the air,

Through broken halls, stripped cold and bare.

Doors afar, but bone to greet,

Sand creeping soft beneath my feet.

Pillars lean, their bones decayed,

Ghosts of grandeur now betrayed.

Curtains of dust in muted light,

F...

How long has it been? Minutes, hours, or even days could’ve passed, but it really was all a blur to Helios. He’s going insane. The fact that the Sun never set in this planet didn’t help either.

He doesn’t even know how long it’s been since his separation from the local travelling group, who promised to protect and guide him through the magical desert. Little did he know, it would take the caravan...

Whenever you leave

In anticipation of your return

I leave my doors open

I know it’s a bad habit

But I always do.

These open doors invite dust

I like to keep tidy

But as long as my openness invites you

I’ll bear it

Watching the sand in the hourglass fall.

Did you ever say you’d return?

My friend erodes from being exposed so long

It seems I have become the hourglass

I sit counting down the years...

“There’s an intruder!”

We were in the middle of packing our bag when a loud cry came upon us. We hurriedly finished the rest of our packing and rushed out to the open desert.

There’s many loud cries and shattering sound. I followed my parents through the back door and cautiously made our way through outside. I glanced back and accidentally made eye contact with one of the intruders. He wore an ...

The endless desert stretched out before the traveler and his last companion. Leonardo, a man with a troubled past and constantly on the run from those who wish to destroy him, crossed the wastelands of Anhai with Bolder, a dunebrak, an animal built for long distances and in harsh conditions, but without food or water for several days both began to think about the end.

As they continued on, Leo sp...

Sand in the house

The house starting to break down

A desert storm

A desert tide

A storm of sand

A storm of death

No hope to spare

But the golden brown sand

Is all that is left

Explores come through

Looking im awe

At the historical event

Even knowing the tragedy

If the sand

But they explore

With their footprints

Nothing to despair

But the storm comes again

And leaves the same

Nothing ne...

This is a dream, right?

Well, at the very least, it feels like one. By looking around you expect to be hot. But, to your surprise it’s cool. It’s actually quite chilly, you think as you pull your sweater tighter around yourself. You also can’t tell if the sun’s coming up or going down. You hope it’s the former.

A wave of sand surprises you as it comes through the door and assaults you, the par...

I pulled the mask down, opening my dry mouth to the sudden spell of wind coming through the sand dunes. 'Run!' Some called from a distance, running in the opposite direction. Everyone jumped off the camels and ran, seemingly forgetting to untie me. 'I am a prisoner! I do not deserve to die without a trail!' I screech, twisting and turning my body in ways a acrobat would be proud of. 'Please,' I mu...

Peering into the broken hourglass

Pondering how these time pieces

Shattered, the time does not pass

Sand sliding down the crystal glass

Spreads g across the table just so

Shattered glass from which it flows

Whee does it start and go

Looking down to see it below

Particles sprinkled about a sign

Temporrence of time is due to resign...

There was a house that’s now in our past.

When we were kids boy was it a blast

We played in the snow and the sand

When flying there we couldn’t wait to land

There was a recession and us as a family lost it’s favorite possession my parents sunk into a deep depression

No more snow and sand

I’d give anything to buy back that land...