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Joe Crow Member
since 2007-12-18
Posts 66Indiana |
West Virginia God looked down from Heaven on a sunny beautiful day and said; Now what's become of my Mountain tops, it looks like some fool's carried them away? So he asked the woodland creatures the fishes and the fowl What has become of my beautiful Mountains I made so long ago? Who desecrated my high places and brought them low? And they said; it is the Man you placed among us, the one nobody can trust. The Owl said, who? They said: the Man made from the dust. God said; tell me it isn't so. They said; you already know it's so, it was all said before, long, long, ago. What we want to know is how long you'll let him go till none of us have a home? Many are the times we've regretted the day you made this Man Now tell us again, just exactly what is your plan? And God said; Come and see, take a look it's all written down in my Holy book. And they said. that's what we were afraid of. Now tell us, what good is a Holy book if the Man doesn't know how to read it? And God said; My truth is hidden in the lines, scattered among the random rhymes in his own time he'll find it soon enough. Nature said; your thoughts are high up above us we can only hope and trust you know what you're doing because it seems the Earth is moving towards destruction...... And God said: My Book is the book of instruction the how to of the construction of a righteous Man worry yourselves not, my plan will work perfectly Take a look, come and see how this Man of dust has lived deliciously with a woman who is not his wife. Across the Earth I've spread my net woven with sorrow so he won't forget upon himself I've placed the debt that can only be paid by his free will. With his bombs and bullets he tries to kill a ghost that won't die feeling sorry for himself he cries but I refuse to answer when all he has to offer is an alibi. Now be still for it kills the Maker to see such a sight as the Mountains made by my hand destroyed with such careless abandon by a people who don't know me at all. Then Nature said; May the God of mercy and compassion bless us One in all and may God's child grow up fair and tall and walk among us in harmony and may peace be placed in his hand as we make our way to the promised land. [This message has been edited by Joe Crow (05-03-2008 07:24 PM).] |
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shyvl Senior Member
since 2008-04-11
Posts 531texas, usa |
very sad. There is much to contemplate in your verse. Thanks for sharing sharyn |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Yes, I agree, Joe. Much to think about.... Ida |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Joe Crow, I'd try and do something with that one long line. Bobby |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
your gift for writing is beautiful Joe... love RDB Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo Joe Crow, I used to live in West Virginia. I loved my coal mining neighbors, they're good people. Bobby |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
"Salt tears, the Great Spirit cried" ~ Joe, forgive me for using a line out of one of my own poems, but it seemed to fit my reply to your own words. "Then Nature said; May the God of mercy and compassion bless us One in all and may God's child grow up fair and tall and walk among us in harmony and may peace be placed in his hand as we make our way to the promised land." ~ An up-lifting, inspirational closing to a very fine write by a very fine spirit!  Love & God's 'Natural' Light, Linda  |
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