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Open Poetry #43
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steavenr
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since 2003-11-17
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0 posted 2008-10-22 10:38 PM



staggering dementia in clouds of caustic confusion
leanings unfelt in sheltered halls of ease
long strokes graying, hand-clefts straying
as futile fingers fray the fabric of the soul

words hobble like straying decathaletes
pouring over the latent lips, sliding
softly over the last-used tongue, sipping
ideas from an o'er-drawn wishing well

trevi-like coins dripping through the slipping
splashing wishes like sorrow-sifted sighs
of an old man's cryings, senses lifted
by a wind-screen's captures, ramblings

like fresh-strewn roses, petaled in their pilings
tap, tap, tap, breathing labored as he goes


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Bill Charles
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since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now
1 posted 2008-10-22 11:53 PM


steavenr - very heartfelt write...

BC

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