Remote, and like any other vast menacing terrain.
Abundant scrub brush, and naked cacti thick with thorns;
Thorns that leave blood sopping down slit flesh.
Poisonous creatures that slither on the dry cracked earth.
But in this desolate patch of the desert, there is an abundance,
of an unexplained phenomenon as strange as some other planet.
Anyone brave enough to venture there reports a deep uneasiness.
—A mysterious place.
A place where you might encounter a strange trio,
tall, blonde, and dressed unsuitably for a desert environment.
Speaking Spanish flawlessly with a slightly musical lilt.
When asked: Where are you from?
Their response: “From above”
A place with an abundance of meteor strikes, one of the
highest concentrations in the world.
And, constant showers of small metallic orbs,
that locals call guíjolas.
In this Chihuahuan desert, there is an abundance,
of stories of glowing ominous lights, UFO’s,
mutant animals, and of course no signals,
of any kind, can travel through there.
NO TV; NO radio; NO microwave; NO signals.
—NO form of communication.
You're traveling through another dimension,
A dimension not only of sight and sound but, of mind.
A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination.
That's the signpost up ahead - your next stop,
The Zone of Silence!
The last paragraph (except for the last line) is, of course,
a quote from Rod Serling’s popular TV series “The Twilight Zone.”
I loved it growing up and I still watch the reruns occasionally.
I came across a fascinating article about the Chihuahuan desert,
in Northern Mexico, about 400 miles South of El Paseo, Texas.
“The Zone of Silence”. It had an abundance of strangeness, which I loved.
Linking with Poets United. Susan’s Midweek Motif – “Abundance”
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Wow! This poem is an experience. I got chills. And then I read your note and realized why: I watched one or two episodes of "Twilight Zone" as a teenager, but they worked on me! I believed the atmosphere and everything, which is to say, I had nightmares. What I see now, 50 years later, is mastery. Exquisitely done.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Susan.
DeleteInteresting desert episode
ReplyDeletemuch love...
I can relate to that uneasiness. A lot of the outback is like that.It is ancient and strange.You feel as though you should be there.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Oh, I'll have to research and read about it.
DeleteThank you for taking us there. An amazing journey!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sumana.
DeleteAh, you rope us in through the mystery of it with an almost wary tone and flow, making it all the more gripping. A job well done in creating that atmosphere through your words — I loved the bit about the trio which is just the right kind of wacky. :-)
ReplyDelete-HA
Thanks so much, Anmol.
DeleteStories are the most abundant abundance of all. They are everywhere!
ReplyDeleteYes! Thank you.
DeleteThere's more to reality, then we want to admit. Who knows, maybe, even higher level of intelligent lifeform that's been avoiding humanity.
ReplyDeleteSure could be, Thanks Therisa.
DeleteThank you for sharing this with us. it is mastery in its best form.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Toni.
DeleteThis was very cool to read, a trip through another dimension......a place where one feels such energy must have been the site of a battle, or some other horrible event. I was in a cave on one of the beaches here and felt bad energy. Turns out it had been the site of a massacre long ago. Unsettled spirits still must linger there.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting, Thanks, Sherry.
DeleteHow absorbing... makes me want to go there and experience the mystery!
ReplyDeleteMe too, Thank you.
DeleteI agree with Therisa if alien life were there they would avoid homanity as we are dangerous and unpredictable and even have difficulty understanding each other.
ReplyDeleteTrue, thanks for reading.
DeleteThat was a good read. A completely unique take on abundance. One of strangeness. Off to look up the desert region you are referring to
ReplyDeleteThank you, Namratha.
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