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Astro
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0 posted 2003-12-11 03:11 PM


Hollow Words

I have bottled air on display
To symbolize the void of decay,
Oft’ called humanity.
It is trapped in a transparent
Mason jar, so haste not to warrant
Fear of this cavity.

To my critics: pundits be damned!
I mean no offense but, understand,
I must defend my art.
To those enclosed in scholastic
Communities: move your bombastic
Sights towards my rampart.

Without attempting to be rude,
My enigmatic meaning eludes
What is passed as reason.
This quickens no call of alarm
In me, as even winter can form
A glorious season.

And, though many curse the winter
-- Its bitter frost and icy splinters,
Who can escape its charm,
Unless blinded by convenience
-- Lulled to sleep in a languid lenience
With only warmth in arm?

The harsh cold, to those who hazard,
Is an invigorating blizzard
That’s otherwise betrayed
-- Pushed to the abandoned annals
Of memory or the slate panels
Of a copied Kinkade.

So welcome this air on display,
Though you may misunderstand. Someday,
When opening cupboards
Bare, but with empty mason jars,
You will hear a call, as from afar,
The hope of hollow words.

Sight is an always awful beginning

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1 posted 2003-12-11 04:40 PM


Just an incredible poem, and much wisdom throughout.  Really enjoyed it!

                    
Let there be peace on earth,
and let it begin with me.

inkedgoddess
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2 posted 2003-12-11 11:05 PM


making me think here
Astro
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since 2003-01-08
Posts 69
Ca.
3 posted 2003-12-12 12:48 PM


Does it hurt? He he; Just kidding.

yeah, this poem is a bit elusive. If you think an empty bottle can be art, it'll mean one thing to you. If you think it's ridiculous for someone to pass off an empty bottle as art, it'll mean something else. What do you think?

Sight is an always awful beginning

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