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wordancer
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since 2000-07-30

Posts 809
VA

0 posted 2001-01-27 12:40 PM

In these valleys now so green,
     once ran fearful red-river dreams.

Lost in the gray mists of dark time,
     a silent sentinel paces quiet rhyme.

How honorably he stands steadfast,
     throughout the seasons so long past.

Fallen comrades now surely dream,
     under eyes that never left the scene.

So forsworn and forevermore,
     a charge to the annuals of war

Solemn footfalls of the sentinel still,
     quiet cadence whispers in the hills.

At the end of each endless pass,
     his first bony salute is the last.

"Come...dance with me, into my world of words."

ellie LeJeune
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since 2000-01-10

Posts 4156
King of Prussia, PA USA

1 posted 2001-01-27 02:00 PM

Wordancer you are so eloquent, this poem is a reminder for us all..Ellie

A friend hears the song in my heart, and sings it to me when my memory fails.

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

2 posted 2001-01-28 12:30 PM

WordDancer~
My kind of write ...
The spiritual feelings are overwhelming in this.
Greatly appreciated the read.
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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pegasus111
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since 2000-07-27

Posts 2219
ocala, fl, usa

3 posted 2001-01-29 04:53 PM

when the dogs of war are finally silent, the lonely sentinal remains..great piece my friend..

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost

wordancer
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since 2000-07-30

Posts 809
VA

4 posted 2001-01-29 05:21 PM

...the dogs of war are never silent, they only sleep an uneasy rest...to run and chase us in our dreams, until the next time for them to bay at the moon..

[This message has been edited by wordancer (edited 01-29-2001).]

Moon Dust

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since 1999-06-11

Posts 2177
Skelmersdale, UK

5 posted 2001-01-29 05:27 PM

Nice one

When freedom wisphers your name, it's time to fight for it.

Solstice Son
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since 2000-09-19

Posts 469

6 posted 2001-01-30 07:40 AM

* reads..and rereads..*

Very nice...* shivers * very nice indeed..

Sol

~Which way did They go? How many of Them were there? I MUST find Them!! I AM THEIR LEADER!!~

Author Unknown..well at least to me..:)

Dopey Dope

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Member Patricius

since 2000-08-30

Posts 11132
San Juan, Puerto Rico

7 posted 2001-01-30 12:47 PM

This was great. Wonderful poem here. Hit the spot.

I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust.

I'm in love with my shadow
I admire it daily

wordancer
Senior Member

since 2000-07-30

Posts 809
VA

8 posted 2001-02-04 03:06 PM

moondust, dopey, sol, thanks for the read, my friends.

WO

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