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The Quiet Earth
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The Quiet Earth |
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Ben Junior Member
since 2004-01-17
Posts 21 |
Under the Judean hills sleeps a land torn The dead lining up to be born Prophesies lying in shattered slate As the land once born of peace now dies in hate Tired clouds reside over pallid sand The reflection of a blessed hand Possessing stolen land Gnawing the forgotten as they breathe While forlorn eyes tie the street weave White flags cover crowded faces Sitting lost in unpaged places Palestinian tears falling on an empty plate Under sight of eyes that glare out a window of hate The voiceless child sings deaths lullaby To the solider that forgot how to cry Echoing through the quiet earth As stones reflect bullets in wounded turf |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Ben, this was a tremendous, heartfelt write about an impossible situation. |
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richard taylor Member
since 2004-01-13
Posts 136 |
Heartfelt poem Ben which again needs to be said. everyone in war cries even men. war is evil. Richard. |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
Ben, very impressive. I wondered at the five lines in the second stanza, wondering if the last two lines are both needed. My mind also played a little with combining the last two lines in the second stanza, but I didn't come up with anything substantive, yet. But overall, the impact of the poem was good. |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Deep write, deep reading, much enjoyed... thank you for sharing this. |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
The voiceless child sings deaths lullaby To the solider that forgot how to cry Echoing through the quiet earth As stones reflect bullets in wounded turf Ben, this is a very heartfelt piece. Makes one feel overly blessed to be able to just sit a computer and enjoy this poetry site. Thankyou for this. Chris |
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