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r v wooo
Senior Member

since 2007-08-07

Posts 656

0 posted 2008-05-04 10:42 AM

                   Potter's Field

               A quiet place
               where wildflowers seed and grow
               while underneath
               the nameless sleep
               with their stories
               yet untold.

               Nothing else
               can be said
               for all the nameless dead
               entombed beneath
               their blanket
               in a simple earthen bed.

               Still,
               as the stealthness
               of the moment
               is broken,
               by voiceless teardrops
               of morning dew...

               I think about those
               resting there,
               those loved ones,
               the mothers,
               the fathers
               and you.

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

1 posted 2008-05-04 10:45 AM

I whispered your words with reverence.

Exceptionally moving read.

Linda

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

2 posted 2008-05-04 10:47 AM

Very beautifully written and moving.

Love,
Margherita

shyvl
Senior Member

since 2008-04-11

Posts 531
texas, usa

3 posted 2008-05-04 11:04 AM

The imagery of your verse is incredibly powerful.  I loved the section
"  Still,
               as the stealthness
               of the moment
               is broken,
               by voiceless teardrops
               of morning dew..."
What use of analogy Tears to morning dew. Loved all of it.
sharyn

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

4 posted 2008-05-04 11:18 AM

incredibly touching!

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

5 posted 2008-05-04 11:39 AM

Beautiful, touching poem. I particularly like "as the stealthness
of the moment
is broken
by the voiceless teardrops of the morning dew...." brilliant!
Ida

r v wooo
Senior Member

since 2007-08-07

Posts 656

6 posted 2008-05-04 12:08 PM

earth angel, margherita, shyvl, passing shadows and marchmadness, i am moved by your kind words and you warm sensitivity. it is always a pleasant feeling to know others are touched in a positive way from the energy of a poem.

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

7 posted 2008-05-04 01:37 PM

Spirit catches in your words and brings to life what was gone. Beautifully done!

steavenr
Member Elite

since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

8 posted 2008-05-04 09:59 PM

" Still,
               as the stealthness
               of the moment
               is broken,
               by voiceless teardrops
               of morning dew..."

simply exquisite...wonderfully done

r v wooo
Senior Member

since 2007-08-07

Posts 656

9 posted 2008-05-05 09:57 AM

martie and steavenr, thank you for taking the time to read and to share your warm thoughts.

sandgrain
Member Elite

since 1999-09-21

Posts 3662
Sycamore, IL, USA

10 posted 2008-05-05 11:27 AM

I reread this one, only because it's simply beautiful in so many ways....remembering the unknown, painting beauty in a sad place with words, recognizing worth in the unknown lives and more.

Rae

r v wooo
Senior Member

since 2007-08-07

Posts 656

11 posted 2008-05-06 01:06 AM

rae, thank you for sharing your interesting perceptions. you make an old man feel good...have reread your thoughful comment several times. i must say, you are an interesting grain of sand, sandgrain.

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