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Mike
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since 1999-06-19

Posts 2462

0 posted 2001-03-12 10:57 PM

From out her grasp,
passed golden scepter,
Ships and armies,
long since left her,
Desert sands
where once was plains,
Centuries' dust
cloak her remains,
Ramparts crumbled,
molded flag,
Begone green forest,
boar and stag,
Conflagration,
Annihilation,
Desolation,
Obscured foundation,
Crushing waves
of timeless sea,
Buried in
eternity.

[This message has been edited by Mike (edited 03-12-2001).]

Poet deVine

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

1 posted 2001-03-12 11:49 PM

Methinks, sweet Knight
thy words ring true
for ne'er was a better
poet than you.

Cerenity
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since 2000-02-16

Posts 2637
Escondido-California

2 posted 2001-03-13 08:56 AM

Hi Mike,

This was beautiful yet sad and I loved the imagery in it,

Love, Cerenity

"God doesn't have to be reminded that we exist.
We have to be reminded that He exist!"

(Writer Unknown)

Butterflies_dont_cry
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since 2000-03-06

Posts 3733
Michigan

3 posted 2001-03-13 09:19 AM

Mike~
This is so beautifully sad....yes I think a
poem can be both...and this one is...you
penned into so many things in this piece and
you do it as only you can do...you weave the
tears of loss with the same delicate touch
that you do the happiness of love
found...excellent writing~

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

4 posted 2001-03-17 11:04 AM

Mike~
This piece has such a lovely flow.
The cadence is right on !
To the top of the heap for others to enjoy.
*smiles*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
[email protected]

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

5 posted 2001-03-17 11:24 AM

A keeper....

inot2B
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since 2000-09-18

Posts 2205
Arkansas

6 posted 2001-03-17 12:57 PM

The shame will be when no one if left to remember.

Meadowmuse
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since 1999-12-27

Posts 3263

7 posted 2001-03-18 12:25 PM

Solemn and stirring and rife with foreboding. Thank you for sharing this eloquent, important poem.

Claire

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau

Voiceless
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since 2001-02-19

Posts 686
Under the stars upon the wind

8 posted 2001-03-18 12:29 PM

The flow is beautiful
along with a great poem.

~*Peachy Be*~

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

9 posted 2001-03-18 12:30 PM

I like this very much. Beautiful. Joyce

Krawdad
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since 2001-01-03

Posts 2597

10 posted 2001-03-18 12:47 PM

Flows like the blowing sand, Mike.
Nice work!

catalinamoon

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since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

11 posted 2001-03-18 11:39 AM

Evokes the time period so well. Fantastic write.
Sandra

Nan

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

12 posted 2001-03-18 12:46 PM

Have I mentioned that you have a special spot in my library?

Mabel A. Dilley
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since 2001-03-17

Posts 859
Seattle, WA, USA

13 posted 2001-03-18 03:41 PM

Delicate solemnity.

"I am not now that which I have been."

Mike
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since 1999-06-19

Posts 2462

14 posted 2001-03-18 06:08 PM

Thank you all for your kind and gracious replies... they are truly appreciated.

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