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Mr»ÄlleÿÇät Member
since 2001-06-02
Posts 190 |
You ask of me To set them free When submission Is their seed But should I die Amid the lie They want us there Not greed Must I toil For Exxon's oil And corporate Bottom line Say our flag Will never sag For profit It will shine It's such a fight To sleep at night What cost The ordered deeds Midnight screams Horror scenes Spills blood Of other creeds By force of will I am, here still Praying To my God On one blue moon Standing soon And share A saddened nod mr_alleycat |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
well done...strong, 'important' points made in this "social impact/conscience" write! serious applause!! P.S.: great 'P.I.P.' "UserName" (ID)!! |
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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
. http://www.web-books.com/Classics/Poetry/anthology/Arnold_M/Last.htm . Substitute “For lucre’s goal” for “For Exxon's oil” and make it timeless John . |
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Mr»ÄlleÿÇät Member
since 2001-06-02
Posts 190 |
Thank You dreampoet, Things weigh heavy on the mind. Thank You John, Something like Mar my soul For lucre's goal And corporate bottom line ? |
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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
No, just the one line, the rest is fine. John |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
you speak with impact Mr»ÄlleÿÇät |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
I came back for another 'read' of this powerful, significant and timely 'write!' even more serious, sustained applause!! [if you haven't already, you might want to peruse my "Runaway American Dream (part V)" write also?!]: /pip/Forum103/HTML/003095.html |
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paullallady Member
since 2007-04-03
Posts 262Michigan |
what a powerful piece of poetry, with a message for us all. |
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