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Bone- Piles And Red-dog
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Bone- Piles And Red-dog |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
(An old, strip mine, Morris Run, Pennsylvania) Often, as is the case When surrounded by nature- Adversely possessed, I am Caught in snares of dark thought Dangling vertical Upside, peering down At the results of laws That protected industrialist; On old destructive quests; It becomes hard to write of beauty, When what is seen has been made ugly; But my ink needs flow of promises I watch rising from the ashes, That effectively caused such darkness... I see from the noose, How trout lilies spring, Refleshing the *bone pile, How Aspen seeds sprout From the poisonous *red dog! And faith cuts me down... My shaking hand steadies, Tourettes controlled; Calmed by mothers Reverdent ability, To rebrighten the shadows, With light that was stole. *"bone pile".. strip mine term for the binder of hard rock on top of the coal seam. *red dog... sulfur crusted shale rock found in the cut, very low p.h., containing many different poisons. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
ice The red dog is spicy and the bone pile desolves, enjoyed. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Excellent write Ford.. Very much enjoyed the read. Hugs~Nancy ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
You paint the vision so well - your message is loud and clear and well received - your voice is heard - thank you for speaking- Susan If I wander far enough, long enough, will I finally know . . . |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
learn something new every day neat write |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
Very, very powerful write, Ford. This belongs at the top. This is where my reading stops. You have me wondering what poisons that snarl within my reach. Very powerful indeed. miscellanea |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
see from the noose, How trout lilies spring, Refleshing the *bone pile, How Aspen seeds sprout From the poisonous *red dog! And faith cuts me down... ***************************** keep the faith, they always do thanks for telling their story |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
"It becomes hard to write of beauty, When what is seen has been made ugly" When I read this, it was as if it had just slipped from my own tongue. Always, you nail it. Shaking, tourette's, eh? Hmm, enabling one to blurt out reality, uninhibited. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I tried, last night, to leave a response. But this poem stripped away my words, and left me as bare as skeletal images you left behind. When need outweighs production - and when the earth cannot replenish itself with the materials man believe he requires, he'd best imagine other ways to survive... oh wait. He has...but it just takes a bit more ingenuity and less corporate manipulation to say, "solar power is just one other way..." ...but what was science fiction so many years ago does seem to weave its way into our lives over and over again, so the believers, dreamers and doers will eventually take over, Ford. For they are the ones with the clear, pure thoughts that yes, man CAN make life better... excuse my ramble. The poets who leave pondering behind always draw a crowd.  |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Faith has cut me down from the gallows of despair many times, your kind responses are like that, they give me hope..The knowledge that one is not alone with their thoughts of what is real and valuable, makes the reciever of comments such as these, a rich man.... Thank you , poet friends , for these replies... ----------ice/ford ><> [This message has been edited by ice (04-24-2005 09:20 AM).] |
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froggy Senior Member
since 2003-06-23
Posts 1893Michigan |
Enjoyed this read. Wonderful my friend. :-) <^^> Today the pond....Tomorrow the world |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ford If more looked beyond the surface of things, like you, the earth would have more of a chance. Thank you for writing this.  |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
An awesome write, Ice. Thank you.  "we all have wings, but some of us don't know why" Michael Hutchence (INXS) |
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Copperbell Senior Member
since 2003-11-08
Posts 956 |
Ice, I have no words - I can see this in nature, I see this in my own life - its hope Thanks for sharing what you think about. |
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