It keeps eternal whisperings around desolate shores
The world about us would be desolate except for the world within us.
When our forefathers put down roots in desolate places, the thing that allowed them to survive was that they had a faith to see them through the tough times.
You are mine, woman, and I am yours. Until you, my life was desolate. I existed, but I didn't truly live. Now I live, even in my death.
Wisdom is sold in a desolate marketplace where none can come to buy.