Charmed Chaos

-By Linda Lee Lyberg

Desert sun melting

Hope springs forth from barren land

Parched land comes alive.

Copyright©2017

Linda Lee Lyberg

My response to Carpe Diem #1299 Snow on the Desert

This month CDHK is all about the beauty of quatrains created by Omar Khayyam, a 12th century Persian poet, The Rubaiyat.  Today’s episode is called ‘Snow on the Desert’, taken from Quatrain XVI.

The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon
Turns Ashes – or it prospers; and anon,
Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face
Lighting a little Hour or two – is gone

© Omar Khayyam (Tr. FitzGerald)