Mojave Girl

[Ramona]

So I've had this desert fixation since, I dunno, hmmm...about four or so months ago and I thought I'd write something about it. It was also inspired by this gorgeous girl I saw on the bus ride home yesterday who I've never noticed before, 'cause if I had seen her before it would have damn well registered. Any constructive criticism is appreciated.

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your eyes
plainstone brown
so why is it they stand out?

because
they are eyes like omens
of good things to come
stories of deserts
are told in the golden fleck
of your irises

brown-eyed girl
why do you smile?
peering at me
from underneath
chestnut-colored lashes
skin freckled with whispers of
Cleopatra

brown-skinned girl
what do you say?
with a voice that tells of
acoustic guitars
played with sandweathered fingers
and hair
sunstreaked Egyptian brown

brown-haired girl
will you take my hand?
I’ll get off where you do
and we’ll walk along the miles of sand
stretched out in front of us
never noticing the way the ground curves

and you can tell me stories
of cactus flowers and
stargirls

[Robin]

Oooh very pretty description. It hits home for me because I've been seeing a lot of people like that in movies and books and shows and real life lately. There was the Eurasian girl in Song of Susannah, and then Chitza in Chocolat, and yeah. It's just a very vivid image that doesn't just remind people of that particular...type...of brownskinned person, but all girls who look so plain with brown everything but manage to make it look exotic and sweet.

That's about as much as my wrists can take.

[Ramona]

Thanks!

[Queen of Rain]

This is.. perfection.. Its jsut soooo beautiful! It flows so nicely and the diction is so brilliant.. I would love to continue the praising but I really have to get to work!!

[Ramona]

Thank you so much!