Next >> John Betts John Betts started writing poetry at the age of 14, since then he has written a wealth of poems, some of which are published on poetry.com. His works are about every thing from love, loss, and family, as well as a few religious pieces. John has recently read at Twisted Poets open mic. Contact: egdeehtno@yahoo.com Selected Poem: Desert Rose When flowers bloom in the desert sand And petals unfold like an opening hand And a sprinkled rainfall showers down Settling on the ground like a silver crown After that the flower stands alone Scorched by sun, wind and flying stone Torn apart, ripped into tattered shreds Its wonderful petals now simple threads When a flower dies beneath the moving sand And is covered in that wich made it stand And there it lies underneath, never found Passes its life unto a seed in the ground Waiting for that one cold day The whole world just seems to pray For showers to bring back from doom This simple desert springtime bloom Back to the Poets Directory Home