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Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

0 posted 1999-09-08 10:56 PM

Hope

Death spins the weight of a sword,
A guillotine held by the thread of a cord.
It sways by the mythical hold of a hair,
Fragile as a bubble with a rainbow declare.
Meager, thin, narrow and slim,
It bears weight by the scantiest of whim
And wearied and worried brings on despair.
And hope is a refuge of short declare,
Belief, the sooth of grief, promises balm.
Hope is but a voucher on calm,
A handle on depravation.
It is cheer painted a cheerless future.
This is the bright, of the light side.
Apathy, the dark the night side.
The dash of impossible,
The sloth of improbable,
If we drink the lead broth of lethargy
Lean on the crooked cane of torpor,
We will live the life of a pauper.
Be a Damocles, with a hope o'er your head
And damn you the sword, that swings by a thread.

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

1 posted 1999-09-08 11:01 PM

Quite interesting perspective here! I liked this! Written well!

moonmoon
Member

since 1999-08-13

Posts 277
TX , USA

2 posted 1999-09-09 01:25 AM

Good one seymour..

moonmoon
Member

since 1999-08-13

Posts 277
TX , USA

3 posted 1999-09-09 01:26 AM

Whooops double post...

[This message has been edited by moonmoon (edited 09-09-99).]

Sue
Member

since 1999-08-04

Posts 383
France

4 posted 1999-09-09 02:57 AM

This is really poetry of courage - great work!

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

5 posted 1999-09-09 08:46 AM

WhtDove, moonmoon and Sue,
Thank you all so much for the read and comments.

caroline
Senior Member

since 1999-08-16

Posts 1218
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6 posted 1999-09-09 07:17 PM

Exceptional piece Seymour

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Denise

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

7 posted 1999-09-09 07:31 PM

Exceptional, indeed! You are a master of the written word!

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Denise

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