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ecrivan
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since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

0 posted 2002-02-01 05:04 PM

Sat the knights in shining armor
sat the pigs in "Animal Farm"
sat family after family until their decline
when they sat to remember the missing
and gave speeches with no rhymes.

while the living stayed
we wept in empty cribs
and left our shadows howling in concrete boxes.
We looked for reason and planted trees
they took to seasonal changes
while we climbed their more robust limbs..

Sat the miller with his wife
and talked of never ending strife
the dressmaker would continue to pull threads
when our livelihoods would burn
we wanted to rip life to shreds.

Sat the butcher with his meat
customers would ask him for pigs feet
the pigs that sat around the farmers table
are all loose now and enact the famous fable

Sat all these folks and then their animal friends
the mockery of humanity would have no uncertain end
sat the soldier, sailor and government spy
they would salute their flag and say good-bye.

[This message has been edited by ecrivan (02-01-2002 08:37 PM).]

Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

1 posted 2002-02-01 05:14 PM

ecrivan,
shades of exodus. What are you doing! powerful write in the everyday lives.
Kethry

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown

Greeneyes

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since 2000-09-09

Posts 9903
In Your Poetic Mind

2 posted 2002-02-01 07:40 PM

I am speechless to this....amazing write....that deserves a second read....when I can gather my thoughts....

Lauren~

Step through the
barrier of my mind,
enter my soul,
feel my desire,
let my eyes guide you
into the shadows
of my heart

ecrivan
Member Elite

since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

3 posted 2002-02-01 08:39 PM

Dear Keth and Greeneyes,

with the wind howling and dusting Montreal with its winter carpet of snow..it's condusive to this sort of write

PearlsB4Swine
Member

since 2002-02-01

Posts 130
where the heart finds me

4 posted 2002-02-02 12:45 PM

How can the blurring blurbs of others be overlooked at times? Yes, most conversations seem to have elements of Animal Farm in it, don't they?

richly deep lines here, E.

(you know, when you mention 'swine',
I just have to come runnin'. ~smiles~)

ecrivan
Member Elite

since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

5 posted 2002-02-02 02:24 AM

I ought to have more swine on my plate, lol
thanks for picking this up

sodpossom
Senior Member

since 2001-06-15

Posts 723
N.C

6 posted 2002-02-02 05:04 PM

Martin
This really made me do some thinking.Nice write!

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

7 posted 2002-02-02 05:11 PM

Something tells me this is a thinking man's post...

and quite good at that...something to ponder over...

ecrivan
Member Elite

since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

8 posted 2002-02-02 07:03 PM

Sunshine and Stevie,

It was definitely done to ponder over, one read is not enough

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