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Ever Eire
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Ever Eire |
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H. Arlequin Member
since 1999-08-23
Posts 210 |
Ever Eire In a year when nothing grew, the sun took a sabbatical. Few had heard of the likes, cold fog by day, gloomy shrouds to sog fields by night, a dark soup from which impossible to recoup the seeded promise deep within a rotting bosom. The empty bin awaited Hope's barren largesse in barns emptied by a bad cess that only Mother Nature knew if to last forever. As mildew, (nee peronosporaceae, odoriferous dank fungal panacea for a malady know the potato, dadish, string bean or tomato, pale apocalyptic death in view), spread its spores as if to imbue a wasting desolation upon green Galway and of her, such obscene memories make that man nor beast ever again should want to feast eyes on that name, save in shame. From her bosom no life came. Agony, uniform as the rain before it, came later, as more and more, hunger's pinch tightened harder. Babies cried and died. A larder filled to nourish, none could cite to forestall the reaper of night visitation, he grim, grotesque. A bejeweled garden, picturesque, lovely emerald island in a sea, herself, acclaimed too blue to be of earth's poor palette, mortuary to score upon score, became wary a benevolent Fate would bestow new blessings, the land to flow with milk and honey that paradise promises. One toss of the dice later, to herself true, fickle never, Fate, sheathing her sickle, divests cattle from heaven's hills to every man and joyously spills her proverbial bounty, illusion so multiplied to dispel confusion any to be more blessed than Eire, sweet profusion birthing desire. --H. Arlequin . . . . Poems From the Goober Tree http://nathoo.wustl.edu/goober_tree.htm |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
A story well told, H. Arlequin! Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail- And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale! -Oliver Wendell Holmes |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
Enjoyed very much. |
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Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
HA - A journey through the recesses of your mind would be quite an intriguing one... From whence do your thoughts emanate????.... Nice job, my friend...  |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is one that I loved when I visited your site! Very well done, again, I must say, Mr. Arlequin! Denise |
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H. Arlequin Member
since 1999-08-23
Posts 210 |
Season's greetings, Elizabeth, Mike, Nan and Denise, tx for the kind words!! and to allll the Passionate Forums, Happy Holidays!!!!!! HA |
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Fairy Colours Member
since 1999-12-02
Posts 169Sunrise,Fl,US |
Some things are hard to describe, so all I can say is that this is wonderful. --A Little Fairy-- |
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