This poem is in response to a writing dare set by @StoryBandit on Twitter. We dare you to write a 29-word poem using the following words: spouses, desolate, cavern, fondness. Deserted sands Of baking lands Desolate skins Whipped by winds In a cavern hidden Visitors unbidden Snakes cling to spouses Sweet nesting houses Such fondness belies Their glinting eyes.