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Seymour Tabin
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0 posted 1999-11-13 06:45 PM


The Battle

The battle begins at dawn,
Where indolence negates the morn.
Where sleep and dream would delay,
The slightest ray of coming of day.

Down the sill it slithers in,
Across the bed, it snakes within.
A dragon breathing fires light.
Burning up the dark of night.

And torment, the final crime,
Negation of the waking time.
Brings anomalies to bed,
To shake awake the playing dead.

It's a battle of succumb
The dumb sun and a mind of numb.
It's a war cannot be won,
For who can stop the coming sun?

But war is war, a human plight,
And this sleeper non to bright.

© Copyright 1999 Seymour Tabin - All Rights Reserved
Denise
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1 posted 1999-11-13 06:47 PM


Wow, Seymour, this is exactly how I felt this morning! Another excellent piece of writing, Seymour!

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Denise


Martie
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2 posted 1999-11-13 07:10 PM


The light is waning now beware
another night is close
from the door the light is fading
fading into dusk.
The morning rapture
will rise again
the battles sure to play
with that poet Seymour
as he greets another day.

I enjoyed your poem, can you tell? How about a good cup of hot coffee?


Seymour Tabin
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3 posted 1999-11-13 09:03 PM


Denise,
Thank you so much for the read and nice comment.
Martie,
Thank you for the little poetic answer, I enjoyed your answer.

caroline
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4 posted 1999-11-13 09:06 PM


I wasn't real happy about waking up this morning either..lol. I wanted to be lazy!
Great poem Sey!

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"Tread softly, for I have spread my dreams under your feet"~~William Butler Yeats


Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08
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5 posted 1999-11-13 10:07 PM


All of your poems are melodic and beautiful. I find myself going back and reading them again......and again
Elizabeth

Seymour Tabin
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6 posted 1999-11-14 12:45 PM


Caroline,
There are sleepers and sleepers, I guess your like me.
Elizabeth,
What a nice thing to say, thank you so much.

Systematic Decay
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7 posted 1999-11-14 01:49 AM


I agree with Elizabeth- you poems are always so eloquent and they flow so well, this is no exception.

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Thinking is just what a great many people think they are doing when they are merely rearranging their predjudices.



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