oasis

A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.

It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!

It was now a beautiful, moonlit night. The air was crisp and invigorating. Behind them lay the interminable vista of the desert, dotted here and there with an occasional oasis.

A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.

The park was an oasis in the middle of the busy city.

A place or situation of fruitfulness or abundance separated from surrounding barrenness or scarcity.

[T]here is no true American music but the wild sweet melodies of the Negro slave; the American fairy tales and folklore are Indian and African; and, all in all, we black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.

I have tried to find friends like me […] but have failed to form even one prolonged relationship. Only a few of them could understand how I felt and a couple of them allowed me to express my love as intimately and vigorously as I wanted to. But for these two oases, I have lived all these years in an emotional void.

Acronym of Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards.

A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.

A census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States.