I went down into the desert
To meet Elijah-
Arisen from the dead.
I thought to find him in an echoing cave;
For so my dream had said.
I went down into the desert
To meet John the Baptist.
I walked with feet that bled,
Seeking that prophet lean and brown and bold.
I spied foul fiends instead.
I went down into the desert
To meet my God.
By him be comforted.
I went down into the desert
To meet my God.
And I met the devil in red.
I went down into the desert
To meet my God.
O, Lord my God, awaken from the dead!
I see you there, your thorn-crown on the ground,
I see you there, half-buried in the sand.
I see you there, your white bones glistening, bare,
The carrion-birds a-wheeling round your head.
I Went Down Into The Desert
Vachel Lindsay
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Poem topics: dream, red, head, white, crown, bold, brown, prophet, devil, thought, god, desert, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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