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JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2018-04-08 01:34 PM

A cold and pitiless wind moves among us,
A current of current rising from epochs old.
Can we sleep serenely and without fear when
Amid stirrings of horse's hoofs he smiles?
Beneath primordial moons deviously does plot,
Time is of no value, eternity has evolved.
Without the ticking sound of the life's clock,
Snorting Arabian steed's anxious for the fight.
Poised on every shore, peering into windows,
O, so stealthy, when at last the moon has hid.
And the tide washes up, deposits combatants,
They come, by air, luxury liner, banana boat.
By the soles of their feet, souls of their God,
Like residue from a growing, fanatical storm.
What blood moves through these warriors,
Which provokes bloodlust as easily as a smile?
He is there, over there, here too, right here,
Where the children are at play with yesterday's
Values, yesterday's view, yesterday's excitement?
When the tongue and eyes of the ancient ones
Speak softly, gazing upon the long awaited prize.
The thundering of million's of hoofs let loose,
Neighing a battle cry to the dead, silent old ones.
And we, well we go about our business of sanity,
Thinking we are good, we are clean, we laugh.
Calmly we do leave the doors and the windows
Ajar for our visitors who are now neighbors,
To finish the ancient martyr's settling of scores.

April 26, 2017 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

[This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (04-08-2018 04:29 PM).]

Bluesy Socrateaser
Member Elite

since 2002-11-07

Posts 2417
In The Mirror

1 posted 2018-04-08 09:35 PM

A good read Jerry, from which I extracted these two profound lines:

quote:
“Time is of no value, eternity has evolved.”

“Which provokes bloodlust as easily as a smile?”

Intriguing.

...just bein' Bluesy

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2018-04-09 09:22 AM

Thank you, Bluesy. I appreciate your thoughts.

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

3 posted 2018-04-10 05:29 AM

Sounds pretty apocalyptic to me Jerry. Powerful write. ~L

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

4 posted 2018-04-10 09:02 AM

Thank you, Lori, it was meant to sound that way.

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

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