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Open Poetry #15

Dust Devils

RSWells
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since 2001-06-17

Posts 2533

0 posted 2001-09-12 09:01 PM

Vultures remained acacia boughed
near the shrinking oasis,
ancient hate festering,
rankling in it's timeless rage.

Sending locusts to represent them
they waited, shifting weight
on tainted talons, hoping for an easy
meal of death in the dark.

In their desert, chanticleer's call
is in a sunless and pointless
black night.

As the call to prayer
harkens in all directions,
now so does their shame.

Veils of night hide not the
smirks of guilt
and birds who would ordinarily
fly around the sandstorms
must now fly through them.

Sunshine

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2001-09-13 08:50 AM

Thank you.

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

2 posted 2001-09-13 02:49 PM

your imagery and poetic intelligence always leaves an impress.

Well I looked to the sky for my anthem
The words and the music came through
But words and music can never touch
The beauty that I've seen in you

Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

3 posted 2001-09-13 03:00 PM

Well written as always, Richard. This time there will be no...silently stealing away.

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