Open Poetry #20 |
Silent Night |
ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
Behold silence over babe's head strength passes from cradle's dead abrupt happenings in the middle of the night a child's breath seeps out of sight behold the strength of the spoken word "cradle death in the land of absurds", is it the child that tuns over in sleep that causes heartache, young parents to weep? Behold life passes through conduits that channel breath runs through tubes that funnel inhalation is curtailed, headstones at tiny graves, unveiled... demand explanations frustration... breath that escapes from lands of no return explanations of silent nights, of the spirit that passes over doors of the chosen of orchestrated wails at the foot of beds, it happens abruptly when least expected how delicate life is when breath is connected. [This message has been edited by ecrivan (05-19-2002 12:39 PM).] |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
You did a truly good job describing crib death, and just how fragile a small life is, or any life for that matter. How unexcepted and abrupt it is indeed. Well done. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Very well done Martin. There can be nothing more tragic than the sudden loss of a child. ~Heart Hugs~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
Mysteria unfortunately this hits the news [This message has been edited by ecrivan (05-19-2002 01:37 PM).] |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
Nancy, yes the sudden loss of a child, like this particularly is an awful experience |
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