Hammurabi

Scorching desert sun

Mountains of sand

Beyond what the eye can see

A trail of footsteps

Is left behind

By majestic creatures

Howling man's inventions

From one oasis to the next

Creating trade routes

Between cultures and peoples

Nomadic villages settling for an instant

Where the wind blows light

Carrying delicious scents of scorched wood

Smoking tobacco

And fresh tea leaves

A life in the extremes

A slave to the environment

A power meditation of the body

Which only a determined mind keeps going