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wordwizard
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on the way to next world

0 posted 2004-01-29 11:04 PM



Was your house up for sale
sleepless nights, look so pale
embarked on a trip to a foreign place
untied from the reality of the human race

Worked to succeed in a land of laws
that favoured some who sharpened claws
for the purification of a selected race
the land grew strange you weren't in place

Out from a culture of the veil
in procession with those who wail....
as if accused then released on bail
was a question of what cultures fail...

Cause processions ran on night trains
conducted by orchestra leaders of fame
whose music wafted through the clanky din
through walled tunnels where man was thin..

Masses carted to stations as part of the deal
short of food for lack of straight meals
concentrated in blocks where 'work makes free'
when the procession halts all wails must flee...

And of the train conductor in the night
running the gauntlet into broad daylight
did he question the system about the cargo he carried
or continues to transport the disfavoured and harried.




[This message has been edited by wordwizard (01-30-2004 08:32 PM).]

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gadfly4you
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since 2004-01-24
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1 posted 2004-01-29 11:22 PM


Very well written! ..Really enjoyed it! I love the play on words, "concentrated" ..and "wail".....just to choose a few....it cuts well, very sharp
wintertao
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since 2003-11-17
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2 posted 2004-01-30 05:57 PM


powerful write
Grover
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since 2004-01-27
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London, ON, Canada
3 posted 2004-01-30 06:29 PM


Exciting, original... very well written! Grover.
wordwizard
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on the way to next world
4 posted 2004-01-30 08:34 PM


the 'cutting well' is a litmus test for me
appreciate your feedback all of you


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