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ice
Member Elite

since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

0 posted 2004-03-06 02:19 PM

Urban Sprawl....
*
Daybreak, trees enveloped;
Sight blurred in a stupor of fog...
*
Sweet-gums, gilded by the mist,
Condensed, shed silver tears
From star-leaf tips;
Gathered such, the drops decline
And chill the body of a youth,
Lost in a warp of time.
*
Pheasants crow from thickets,
Of smilax and Virginia creeper
Whose ropes climb high in ancient oaks;
The buck that rubbed their trunks
With essence of its tarsal,
Now returns to check his scrape
Sniffs and snorts, then listens;
For any doe that pleads an acquiescence.
*
Giggles emit from the hidden boy,
Screens of leaves make a voyeurs grotto.
All is silent but for stifled,
Laughing sounds;
But fog is thin, and can not sift
What comes to ears (on a pace) mercurial;
*
Steel hooves, close by, are galloping
Across a wooden plain, warriors armed
With illusions of grandeur,
Waving victory flags of profit,
Driving steel through palms,
Of his sacrificed Goddess,
Hanging her on a cross of glass
And concrete (resurrection) is impossible...
Their boulders were (still are) too large,
Cannot be moved,
And will block the cave forever....

Grover
Senior Member

since 2004-01-27

Posts 1967
London, ON, Canada

1 posted 2004-03-06 02:32 PM

Very much liked the images, metaphor! Grover.

Martie

Moderator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

2 posted 2004-03-06 04:31 PM

Ice...You paint the scene so well!

eor
Senior Member

since 2002-09-26

Posts 959
blues & greys

3 posted 2004-03-06 04:35 PM

intersting write

"So what befalls the flawless?
Look what I've built, it shines so beautifully now watch as it destroys me."

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

4 posted 2004-03-06 04:49 PM

Excellent write Ford...much enjoyed.
Hugs~

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

froggy
Senior Member

since 2003-06-23

Posts 1893
Michigan

5 posted 2004-03-07 01:39 PM

Still love it
:-)

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

6 posted 2004-03-09 10:51 PM

You write such wonderful visuals!

I enjoy reading your poetry so much.

Very nice, ice~

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

7 posted 2004-03-14 04:54 PM

(big angel hugs) I've never been thrilled with the urban sprawl, as I feel it disrupts the natural scenery all-around! (sigh) May that goddess pinned from the cross of glass be resurrected and graze the soils to their organic form again, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Ford, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"You'll find something that's enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You should turn yourself around and come back home" MB20

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