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ivordavies
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since 2007-01-10
Posts 739
Chester, England

0 posted 2007-05-04 01:17 PM


This poem was inspired by feelings raised by a post by iliana and in its raw form was first posted as a reply to her excellent poetry.


Ancient Ways

To walk with knowledge born of whole
begat of ageless power of soul
from times when stories made of man
destroyed the ones where power ran.
In name of church and fear of earth
inquisitors killed all who's birth
carried on the ways of old
and threatened church's lust for gold.
There now remains all but a few
who's birthright lets old ways shine through,
I know I've met them, felt their pain
as in past lives I've died again.

'Tis true that evil scours the earth,
but of man's greed, and not of birth.
I pledge my knowledge to the light
and hope one day earth wins the fight.

Ivor G Davies




The moment created this second, is a  moment that's going to last.
It lives the full spectrum of time, the future, the present and past.

© Copyright 2007 Ivor G Davies - All Rights Reserved
secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !
1 posted 2007-05-04 01:35 PM


Anyone of Celtic ancestry; environmentalists; 'natural philosophers';
and advocates of 'right living' (secular humanistic "knightly" behavior)
free of any particular dogma [such as my self]...should find much to
applaud (and concur with) in this 'write'!

I enjoyed this 'read'!!

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