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Rod Member
since 1999-12-08
Posts 149Auckland New Zealand |
Written for a lady I met at a flower show. Only spoke with her for 5 minutes.....something unusual about her I thought. This poem was the result of that meeting! EARTH MOTHER “Twas late in November two thousand and one. The last day of Ellerlie Show had begun; ‘Midst flora and fauna, I chanced upon there A salient lady with fly-away hair. Sylph-like, yet noble, she bore many years Of countless frustrations and copious tears. Through deepest emotion and arduous fight Her dignity shone like a star in the night. An earth-mother, she, and all nature her child She mourns for the loss of what man has defiled. Each wrongly felled tree, and the rape of the land Compounds the infraction ‘gainst God’s mighty hand. A hippie, perhaps, in her formative years? How strikingly beautiful now she appears! As if, somewhere down in the depths of her soul She still sees her planet untainted and whole. Rest easy, sweet lady, your numbers are few. Your God will redeem, for He dwells within you. Majestically mirrored in all that you are; You suffer the sorrow…. let Him bear the scar. It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
sometimes we meet someone that we can write about, and beautifully I guess I need to get out more often  |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Is there any way you can find her again, and gift this to her? And that last line...is wonderful! |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
A hippie, perhaps, in her formative years? How strikingly beautiful now she appears! As if, somewhere down in the depths of her soul She still sees her planet untainted and whole. Fantastic write and rhyme...loved the entire poem, but this reminded me of how we just create our very own protective worlds..and it certainly shows, the happiness, the ability to almost will a better planet... sighs...oh if only, yanno...(they should make it manditory to take lessons from this lady) No wonder you were smitten... |
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ivordavies Senior Member
since 2007-01-10
Posts 739Chester, England |
Rod, Some connections are deeper than the mere physical and I think you have shown this in your poetry. Ivor |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
this was lovely Rod.... some people you meet leave you with a smile RDB Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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