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bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

0 posted 2002-09-11 11:53 AM

Was it the burning churches,
pews tumbled down, stained glass around,
bibles flying in flame like moths?
Was it the crumbling walls in green-felt
moss against a chamberless gate,
an empty space once populated by people and deeds?
Was it the poorhouse graveyard in a quake
spitting up bones and worse, tumbling stones
like teeth from the ground's jaw?
Was it the carrion flowers, wildflowers
near the beach washed free of blood,
a soldier's bootheel polished by the tide?
Was it several thousand tons of concrete,
steel facades and crushed parked cars,
fires reflected in underground floods?

Her open arms, eyes and mouth
saying "Yes, Mikhail, we all must die,
but at least we can stay warm."

[This message has been edited by bsquirrel (09-11-2002 12:36 PM).]

brian sites
Senior Member

since 2002-06-25

Posts 1475
usa

1 posted 2002-09-11 12:55 PM

all of that
a tempest
this
ugly
beauty

Moonlight Romeo

Senior Member

since 2001-09-10

Posts 982
The heart of you

2 posted 2002-09-11 01:00 PM

There is no ending without a beginning.

Thank you.

What light through yon window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

3 posted 2002-09-11 01:06 PM

brian,
These weren't easy words to write.
They're still not easy ones to read.
Thank you.

MR,
'tis a dream devoutly to be wished.
Thank you.

Mike

[This message has been edited by bsquirrel (09-11-2002 01:07 PM).]

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

4 posted 2002-09-11 01:08 PM

...."Yes, Mikhail, we all must die, but at least we can stay warm."

Earth Angel

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

5 posted 2002-09-11 01:12 PM

yes.... well said if painful...

geenabee
Member

since 2002-09-10

Posts 59
NC--USA

6 posted 2002-09-11 01:30 PM

tears aren't enough
to wash away memories
of where we once all were
in our innocence
before the steel melted
and the smoke,
instead of obscuring,
made perfectly clear
where the heart resided
here in the heartland

gb

absolutely fabulous as usual, bs

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

7 posted 2002-09-11 01:47 PM

Mikey...very painful but very well said.
~Hugs~

~ Time has cast a spell on you
So you won't ever forget me ~

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

8 posted 2002-09-11 02:01 PM

(tears fall down my cheeks) This is such a powerfully heartaching write, sweet friend, I am speechless at this time as I have no words to say in all these tears, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Michael, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

(God Bless America)

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

9 posted 2002-09-11 02:26 PM

Thank you everyone,
for your kind responses
on an unkind day.

Mikey

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