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Jana Tovey
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since 2000-05-30
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0 posted 2000-05-31 09:02 AM


They lie side by side
just as they stood for a lifetime.
They whisper secrets that they alone can hear
just as they did for a lifetime.
They feel the shifting sands above them,
the eternal movement of mankind...
usually in a forward direction,
but sometimes backsliding,
just as they have for an eternity.

Side by side they were discovered,
uncovered by a trick of weather,
elements and shifting sand
disturbed the eternal slumber
of the lovers from the dawn of time.

Now they lie in separate spaces,
more distant than they have ever been.
Traces of their past surround them,
the bits and pieces that once defined them.
They feel the watchers all about them,
their eternal movement...
not forward, more of a circular pattern,
sometimes stopping and waiting,
to ponder the secrets of eternity.

© Copyright 2000 Jana Tovey - All Rights Reserved
2dalimit
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since 2000-02-08
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Mississippi coast
1 posted 2000-05-31 09:50 AM


That was a great read.
Thanks
Melton

Poet deVine
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Hurricane Alley
2 posted 2000-05-31 09:51 AM


Jana this is great! I've never considered what happens to those mummies that are dug up and sent to different museums...excellent subject and done nicely!  
Sudhir Iyer
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since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943
Mumbai, India : now in Belgium
3 posted 2000-05-31 10:21 AM


What an exquisite thought process...

"They feel the watchers all about them,"

Really enjoyable, and conveniently handled words, delicately placed effortlessly...had a great read here, Jana, Thank You.

Regards, sudhir


 Hey you, out there in the cold,
Getting lonely, getting old, can you feel me?
Hey you, standing in the aisle,
With itchy feet and fading smile, can you feel me?
Hey you, don't help them to bury the light.
Don't give in without a fight.
Hey you, out there on your own,
Sitting naked by the phone, would you touch me?
Hey you, with your ear against the wall,
Waiting for someone to call out, would you touch me?
Hey you, would you help me to carry the stone?
Open your heart, I'm coming home....

by Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) - The Wall

Corinne
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since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167
state of confusion
4 posted 2000-05-31 11:54 AM


Oooh, so chilling and yet, a closeness of eternity adds warmth.  Love IT!

Corinne

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