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Open Poetry #24

Valentines in Wonderland?

ecrivan
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since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

0 posted 2003-01-20 10:12 PM

"You're late at the tea party,"...called the hatter
but poor Alice's tardiness was  another matter
no valentines were set for her at the table
the company of animals then were unable

so it goes for humanity  by and  large
as  unwelcomed guests into other domains we barge
and go through blind motions of red hearts to pic
not long after discarding gift wraps from St Nick.

We are Alices in a wonderland that we have created
a severe sense of loss in foreign homes continues unabated
never content to reap the heart harvest at home
we climb rafters savagely as rampant gnomes.

"You're late", cried the hatter
to Alice it didn't matter
she had to intrude
and risk being rude...

ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-02-22

Posts 9353
Michigan, USA

1 posted 2003-01-20 10:35 PM

Smiling...appreciated the smudge of current events...
The bigger picture drawn brought visions of environmental destruction...the way that humans have of taking over and claiming rights to what we do not own.
Good write. ThisDiamond

ecrivan
Member Elite

since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

2 posted 2003-01-21 11:25 AM

Thanks Diamond for clicking in..funny how
I came across Alice in the first place..just thinking of hearts and the whole celebration
of giving them and then I remembered the tale
of a girl who would have loved to pick them,
who grew taller then her own good, intruded on a strange new world and 'upset' the order around around, her that got me going on this poem...naturally we think of Alice as good but then there's our other side.

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