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Open Poetry #18

what is left

ecrivan
Member Elite

since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

0 posted 2002-02-01 12:35 PM

when grapes dry out
I get raisins
when the earth dries out
I get cracks in its crust.
when life dries out
it's time to water its roots.
when my face dries out
it's time to oil its pores
when a scab forms
are you ready for new sores?
I am left with what was moist.

The fruit I had mentioned will dry out
the water that fed it will fall short
my face will lose its luster and dry
and the smile I had will now be wry
the seas will shift and dessecate
and I will be left with salt pillars
mountains will crumble and tumble into ravines
and I will have to look for new life upstream.

[This message has been edited by ecrivan (02-01-2002 04:38 PM).]

mauddib
Member

since 2002-01-12

Posts 119
melbourne australia

1 posted 2002-02-01 01:17 AM

Unless you add energy
everything goes from hot to cold
young to old
first to last

interesting read ec

serenity blaze
Member Empyrean

since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

2 posted 2002-02-01 01:25 AM

your poetry is an education m'friend. I like this, as "what is left" is the great mystery, but I liked what the Beatles said,

"and in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make..."

Enjoyed.

ecrivan
Member Elite

since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

3 posted 2002-02-01 04:44 PM

thanks for your feedback mauddib and serenity

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