The Desert Rose
Among the pyramids of Egypt
Extending beyond secretive crypts
Searching through the heat of desert sands
Traveling across barren wastelands
Deciphering obscure inscriptions
Keeping in mind a vague description
Of what I see but can never hold
More precious to me than all my gold
Something so ravishing yet so bold
Striking cast that's my perfect mold
Carved from marble with the finest skill
Complete when touched by a goddess' will
Kissed by the lips of Aphrodite
Descending from her you came to me
Wings spread wide, touched by Lady Isis
Bestowing to earth great surprises
Thoth, in all his wisdom and glory
Added his knowledge to this story
Sacred scrolls tell of your legacy
The desert Rose…I want you for me
One who disappears into the night
Riding streams of moonbeams you take flight
Leaving me in your majestic wake
Soul in your palms, always yours to take
Lost within the depths of your last kiss
Engulfed in the waves of wedded bliss
Feeding off of amorous desire
Stuck pining in this misery mire
Aimlessly I wander rough terrain
Chanting endlessly the same refrain
Desert rose, great garden mine
In the Valley of the Kings we'll dine
Crossing the river of souls unharmed
Confronting Anubis unalarmed
Passing the weight of matters with scales
Boldly standing without looking frail
Admitted into Osiris' place
Vanishing from life without a trace
Sanctuary of solitude
Showing the gods my gratitude
Raising my voice joyously to Ra
Our romance then becomes divine law
Kneeling in the essence of star dust
Surrounded by celestial gusts
Penetrating your slender features
Dear Bast, there is no sweeter creature
Who can duplicate your moans and sighs
Or try to mimic the way you lie
Kissing in the breeze of timeless space
Share my breath in all its sacredness
By the goddess of love we've been blessed
Permit me to pluck you from the tombs
Walking across the burial rooms
Ascending the stairway to the light
Allowing our spirits to take flight
Avoiding the wrath of hungry dunes
Dismissing bad fortune from stone ruins
Seated by the deities bright
Mother Isis listens to our plight
Granting us our first and only wish
Promising to never be selfish
Drifting through the subtle summer wind
Two souls united, now we both grinned
Soft slender fingers stroking my cheek
Tangible wealth is not what I seek
Distribute my palace and my things
I no longer need them, I have wings
Power and riches…I have no need
So long as I have your tiny seed
Planted inside me faith and trust
Forever with you in love I must
Stay and be in tender harmony
Breathing the scent of my Nile blossom
Easily, chords of my heart you strum
I give up my crown without a frown
My powerful scepters I throw down
In the kingdoms of gods and pharaohs
I live for the noble desert rose