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SPIRIT
Senior Member

since 2002-12-29

Posts 1745
California Desert

0 posted 2007-04-24 04:03 PM

Sameness

How silently the river runs deep and slow
Wending its way throughout the County.
It appears to have no beginning and no end,
To the small towns that are settled on its banks.

Far removed from the fringes of free expression,
The townships follow faithfully
The daily routine… of generations past
As a foundation, for their every-day lives.

Through windows, delicately clothed
In panels of handmade lace,
The slanting sunlight illuminates
With tinges of rainbow hues,
The interior plaster walls,
Of small comparable cottages.

There is no greed, pillaging,
No coveting or jealousies…
For all the populace,
The common folks
Are as equally poor
As they are…
Equally rich.

The sunrise brings the day,
The sunset…the night
And always and forever
Silently… the river runs deep and slow
Wending its way throughout the County.

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

1 posted 2007-04-24 09:30 PM

Very, very nice. It sounds like a sameness that the rest of the world could emulate to its benefit. Love, Joyce

SPIRIT
Senior Member

since 2002-12-29

Posts 1745
California Desert

2 posted 2007-05-02 08:04 PM

Thanks Joyce for reading me...Dinah

r v wooo
Senior Member

since 2007-08-07

Posts 656

3 posted 2007-08-09 05:39 PM

something about the poem gives me a "robert frost" feeling and that is a good feeling...interesting poem

effjayel
Senior Member

since 2007-09-30

Posts 1474
At the Crossroads of Infinity

4 posted 2008-02-09 08:22 AM

Magical, much enjoyed.....

TomMark
Member Elite

since 2007-07-27

Posts 2133
LA,CA

5 posted 2008-02-09 11:32 AM

beautiful!!!

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

6 posted 2008-02-10 06:55 PM

SPIRIT: I really enjoyed this poem. I suppose because its atmosphere is so similar to where I live in the country. We enjoy the natural world around us and though we have no river, we do have two creeks and watch the rise and fall of water with the seasons.

Betty Lou

junemac
Senior Member

since 2003-04-24

Posts 1005
uk

7 posted 2008-03-16 07:54 PM

This is a beautiful poem and crafted so well. I really enjoyed reading this one Spirit. Thanks for sharing with us
Hugs from June xxxx

ps .... love this stanza :
Through windows, delicately clothed
In panels of handmade lace,
The slanting sunlight illuminates
With tinges of rainbow hues,
The interior plaster walls,
Of small comparable cottages.

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