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Night of the long dead
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Night of the long dead |
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Walter Poe Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 787 |
I walked through the cold dead Cried on stones grown old as the immortals beneath them slept on heart and soul I cried for i envy them Those who sleep below untouched by those who loved them peace through eternal cold The pain is so deep inside me My heart is no less cold than the immortals that sleep around me or these that names that no-longer get old I lie now as my mother does In the arms that loved me true So close to the past lost me So far from loves bitter cold I cry for the mother that bore me I cry for the woman now gone I weep for my only forgiveness Lies under the dirt, Under the stone Now i cry for the future denied me for tombstone cast in stone Here lies a man so lonely Here lies a father of none. Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side The summer's gone, and all the roses falling 'Tis |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
I cried for i envy them Those who sleep below untouched by those who loved them peace through eternal cold The pain is so deep inside me My heart is no less cold than the immortals that sleep around me or these that names that no-longer get old I lie now as my mother does In the arms that loved me true So close to the past lost me So far from loves bitter cold ===================== sometimes I read your words, and I dont know what to say... but then you already know ... your poetry always touches me... this one does surely does that. jm |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
A truly sad piece, Walter. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
This reads like a quiet keening, Walter. The longing to belong, and relate to another in a deeper, more profound way is quite evident here. I enjoy your work very much. Always touching and thought-provoking! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Walter Poe, Well you have the right name for this type of poetry. Enjoyed the read. |
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