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Professor Gloom
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of Depression

0 posted 2001-01-02 12:39 PM


Too sad to know the wrong from right,
Two hands too weak for holding tight,

Still clutch the book left to her that night,
Two hands too weak for holding tight,

She walks too slow and looks for light,
Two hands too weak for holding tight,

With eyes too pale for reading words right,
Two hands too weak for holding tight,

To drop to ground the book lost from sight
Two hands too weak for holding tight,

She walks and know she’ll not find light
Two hands too weak for holding tight,

Too cold too old she can no longer fight
Two hands too weak for holding tight.

Gloom 01


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nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200
Between the Lines
1 posted 2001-01-02 01:09 PM


two hands, too weak...
for she to hold
and yet she clasps
and reaches, bold
to see what's there
despite her "old"
two hands too weak
or so she's told....
*s

~Wynter getting there...


"The worst prison would be a closed heart".
...Pope John Paul II



Professor Gloom
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Posts 3082
of Depression
2 posted 2001-01-02 02:25 PM


Thank you for the fine
poetic response.
I am glad you enjoyed mine
so much as to respond such.

Gloom

Victoria
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3 posted 2001-01-02 03:15 PM


i found this to be very sad as it made me think of my mother and her arthritis..and the fact im not getting any younger either ha...nicely written

                 ~V~

ethome
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since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada
4 posted 2001-01-02 03:38 PM


Prof you touched on many things related to this stage in a person's life and though they be sad they are a part of reality and I thought you penned it well...love for them never dies and love from them never dies!
kindasorta
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since 2000-12-02
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5 posted 2001-01-02 03:51 PM



all you say may be so true
the age, the hands and  weak eyes too
yet the weak one of which you speak
only wanting to be left alone
having to fight against the strong
tell me sir, who's right or wrong?

she is not intimidated
nor does her agenda change
the weak one expected attacks
she knows NOW who's the enemy

you may call her weak,
you may call her old,
you may call her what ever you choose
but call her defending her rights.

  


Professor Gloom
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since 2000-07-23
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of Depression
6 posted 2001-01-03 05:16 AM


Thank you, Victoria,
Glad you liked it,
Sometimes the strength of body,
Or lack of it, as it this case,
Is overcome by the will of the mind.

Thank you, ethome,
I am pleased you like these words,
Each stage of life has both joys and sadness,
It shouldn’t stop the care and concern we have for them.

Thank you, kindasorta,
I didn’t think I assigned right or wrong,
Or made a judgement with the poem.
But such is the nature of poetry
That we might each read the words
And make our own evaluations.

Gloom

KokoStewartKoomoa
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since 2000-12-04
Posts 580
Waikiki, Hawaii
7 posted 2001-01-03 08:25 AM


This is an interesting form that I have not tried yet. Is it Hebrew? Do you have information for me to know how it is done?
It carried a great message..if sad..it is part of life... it was well expressed. This form does remind me of pantoum a little.
Email me if you can tell me a little about this, please  

Passion,imagination
and intellect
running together...
Poetry in motion~~~

Aloha with
warmest regards, Koko



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