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Story of a bough
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Story of a bough |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa 
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When a bough breaks it’s no silent affair but a heart wrenching cry from the core of a tree right down to the roots and the cause of it all where the word “why” repeats many times. A part of itself has withered and died on the ground where the world passes it by unknowing that once it held aloft leaves and made a safe haven for growth and beliefs. Life made a difference and it always does but maybe the tree gave it all up for free as a gift to the sand to reign in, restrain, its penchant to wander to other terrain. The tree’s half bare but nobody cares for such is the way of behaviour these days and who would believe a bough is a vow made one day to last many lives. It was winter back then so long ago when answers were sought from within but impatient the tree went outside to search the wind and the sun, the moon, stars, and sky. And nothing of substance was ever found to reason attachment to that silly old bough but it cries the tears of a lover abandoned and moans like a woman denied child birth. Listen tonight in the light of the moon; Why, why, why, echoes hauntingly near! Helen / 11 March 2007 |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Love this so much.I am sure it is deeper than I am reading it because you are the deep one. I must be getting something more than the words because I heard a deep sigh emit from deep within. love it, martyjo [This message has been edited by latearrival (03-10-2007 10:05 PM).] |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Thank you, martyjo. When a reader gets more than the words then a poet has done the job correctly and if I have done it here then I'm happy. Though I be deep it doesn't take much to uncover a smile of gratitude.  |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
Helen, I would say this is one of your best! wow! |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Thank you so much, Dixie. |
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dwgpoet Member
since 2007-03-05
Posts 122FL, USA |
Touching, heart wrenching; Helen! I have 4 sisters. This must be how God, feels after, "CIR-CLEs 960 hOURs" |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
dwgpoet - Thanks so much for the read. Wow - 4 sisters! Are you still sane? |
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jak Member
since 2007-03-14
Posts 85Charlotte, NC |
too too many sisters. 2 was enough for me. great post i enjoyed it... i did really want the fourth line to end with "repeats" though. Jak |
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