Orchids grow upon this tank

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bsquirrel

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since 2000-01-03

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0 posted 2003-03-26 02:23 PM

Orchids grow upon this tank
from some battle long ago.
Ruined chess piece scorched and left.
Leaves sweep stones, the bones of treads.

Insects glide around the web
that drapes the turret in gray dew.
A curtain catching sun and rain,
the buzz of autumn wings.

Rust or blood upon the hatch?
Oak bough shadows wash its stains.
Metal flakes, scarred and cool.
No longer intent.

Did it trudge through broken streets,
buildings bursting at its stare?
Did crowds rally, varied tongues,
to defy its weight?

If I press against its side
will I hear the threat of bombs?
Will I know the rings of cries
turned to gears for this machine?

Orchids grow upon this tank.
Purple mouths taste spreading sky.
The wind blows gently on their leaves.
They brush the tank as I walk by.

Stella was a diver and she was always down.
Interpol

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

1 posted 2003-03-26 02:54 PM

A ponderous piece this..
mixed with poignant thought...
and leaving minds in turmoil...

So when is your own book
coming out, my friend?

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

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Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

2 posted 2003-03-26 03:20 PM

Nice writing...James

Midnitesun

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Gaia

3 posted 2003-03-26 07:32 PM

Thank you for this view.

Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

4 posted 2003-03-26 07:39 PM

Very descriptive, beautiful images
An interesting piece, to say the least
WEll done!
Liz

Greeneyes

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since 2000-09-09

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5 posted 2003-03-26 07:52 PM

Mike~

This is a very moving piece....haunting actually....hugsss

Lauren~

I close my eyes and there in the shadows I see your light
You come to me out of my dreams
Across the night

WhiteRose
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since 2002-07-23

Posts 3208
somebody's dungeon

6 posted 2003-03-26 07:58 PM

Orchids grow upon this tank.
Purple mouths taste spreading sky.
The wind blows gently on their leaves.
They brush the tank as I walk by.

Mike,

I think this one of your best.

wranx
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since 2002-06-07

Posts 3689
Moved from a shack to a barn

7 posted 2003-03-26 08:03 PM

Again, friend squirrel dude.
The title alone....is much good poetry.

The rest?........More!

littlewing
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since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

8 posted 2003-03-26 08:09 PM

hehehehehe -

*littlewing puts hand up in air*

This is soooo much more than what I imagined . . . intricate xxoo

paladin

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since 2001-08-05

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Pensacola,Fl.

9 posted 2003-03-26 10:09 PM

And poppys grow in Flander's fields".

paladin

....a knight without armor

Janet Marie
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10 posted 2003-03-26 11:32 PM

Insects glide around the web
that drapes the turret in gray dew.
A curtain catching sun and rain,
the buzz of autumn wings.

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your images are amazing...

poetry grows out of this squirrels mind

"and when we get to the pearly gates ...
we'll find what we called our sins were just mistakes."

Tom Kimmel

ecrivan
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since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

11 posted 2003-03-27 12:20 PM

An interesting and much needed perpective especially when many westerners are unaware of the real risks involved in conflicts like we're witnessing.

[This message has been edited by ecrivan (03-27-2003 12:23 AM).]

bsquirrel

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since 2000-01-03

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12 posted 2003-03-27 11:40 AM

Thanks everyone.

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