Skip to content

So Nadine Writes

// the unapologetic poetic type

  • Home
  • About
  • Poetry
    • Blackout Gallery
    • Performance
  • Journal
    • Lifestyle Blog
    • Writing & Creativity
  • Contact

Tag: desert

Dunes

a song is muffled underthe weightof thousands of tons of sandunder the weightrocks breakand on the limestone, I laylistening to the night You cannot see your handsbefore you, but they are orange.stained from the dustthat coats the wild dog’s fur. you, small and skinny,misplaced your desert lover:vulpine and wily you found your wayhalfway across the … Continue reading Dunes →

Nadine Nabass Poetry, Uncategorized Leave a comment September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 1 Minute

Date Palms

watch her melt into the sand, her heart claims this land where date fruits taste like home

Nadine Nabass Poetry Leave a comment November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 1 Minute

Camouflage

midday sun melts like silk in thin limestone crevices squint between the folds of your kufiyah protect yourself from the sand, military presence hidden in desert hills destruction in the desert a warm breeze brings home the faint smell of gold

Nadine Nabass Poetry Leave a comment October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 1 Minute

Roots

as the façade slips away, shaking off the loose soil, you stand. scraping the dirt built up beneath unkempt nails, you were once comfortable here. memories fray like strings: tendrils now tiny threads thin and frail. carve a hole from sand. construct a dusty semblance of home. from sediment and rock, snakes replace the insects … Continue reading Roots →

Nadine Nabass Poetry Leave a comment October 2, 2018October 3, 2018 1 Minute

Desert Daze

I am in love with the desert. The jagged canyon walls and sandstone mountains surround you in a world of muted reds and pinks. You come home to the city covered in dust: orange stains between your toes and fingers and you are pulling grit out of the ends of your hair. Dark orange sand … Continue reading Desert Daze →

Nadine Nabass Journal, Lifestyle Leave a comment September 26, 2018September 25, 2021 2 Minutes
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Follow Following
    • So Nadine Writes
    • Join 47 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • So Nadine Writes
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...