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One Last Sigh
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One Last Sigh |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
One Last Sigh By: Noah Eaton 6/19/02 Oh, you know I have seen The sun collapse on the mountains As I'm standing in the middle of this desert Hell is spreading his fingers As I'm watching these kingdoms shatter Cry and slowly Fade to vapor The purple majesties are bleaching to heliotrope Tell my children of a place that used to be green What an irrelevant anecdote Something that used to be chaste now is trashed I've got to get away Before the halos in my childrens eyes are all engulfed with fire... Shrubs and trees fall and burn to ashes Tomorrows skies are filled with poison gases Is all that's happening Is all that's occurring Home is surely where the heart is But the fires are making havoc I can't bear to stay here I've suffocating here Please...let the rain fall Please...let the rain fall Oh, you know that I've heard At night flames chanting in calando Sensual hysterical laughing crescendo Picking up forests and glaciers That dance in this dragons jaws It's muy caliente I am dancing in this desert Feasting with the coyotes Struggling on all that's left in this drought "There used to be something more!" Seems like such a sore metaphor What will the children I have in the future say When all my home has incinerated away.. Shrubs and trees fall and burn to ashes Tomorrows skies are filled with poison gases Is all that's happening Is all that's occurring Home is surely where the heart is But the fires are making havoc I can't bear to stay here I've suffocating here Please...let the rain fall Please...let the rain fall What did we ever do to deserve this? Is this what you call unfinished business? It's aggravating It's madness To see all that was brandished All of Mother Nature's nature I was blessed to have sight of Only exists in a memory's asylum Please answer Please tell me... What are you going to do with me... Shrubs and trees fall and burn to ashes Tomorrows skies are filled with poison gases Is all that's happening Is all that's occurring Home is surely where the heart is But the fires are making havoc I can't bear to stay here I've suffocating here Shrubs and trees fall and burn to ashes Tomorrows skies are filled with poison gases Is all that's happening Is all that's occurring Home is surely where the heart is But the fires are making havoc I can't bear to stay here I've suffocating here (Sorry for a downbeat write, the fire is worsening in Colorado here and it makes me feel so very sad to see all those beautiful places in the mountains I loved falling and how our futures children will not get to see what we used to be able to!  )"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." Shakira [This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (06-19-2002 07:29 PM).] |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
A sad situation...and what is madening is that a lady that works for the forest serice started the fire buring a letter from her ex...these are the one's we employ to protect us? Whatever happened to throwing things we don't want into the trash can. Hope no lives are lost... The forest can be replanted...but it will take many many years to return to its original splendor...James |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
He giveth and He taketh away...But I am sure that one day it will all return again... Praying that the end to the fires is near. Thanx for this, Noah.... |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
I'm sure it is horrible to see this happening so close to you. I think always of the thousands of forest creatures that are lost. Very tragic, and I hope it is controlled soon. Sandra |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
The only consolation in this tragedy is that life will be reborn. Prayers to you. ThisDiamond |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Oh sweet Noah...I know you are in Colorado but I do hope not too close to the fires. What a horrible sight on the TV news tonight. It will take many many years to replace all those beautiful trees.... Good write...that had to be addressed. ~Hugs you tight~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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ShadowRider Senior Member
since 2001-07-14
Posts 1038USA |
Defenseless it lies for the knife stroke of man and the torch of greed Oh, but it writhes in agony at the hand of man Nature Hotly and considerately written in the pathos of someone who cares, Noah, that be YOU, amigo! tSR |
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mycafe Senior Member
since 2002-05-23
Posts 584 |
Noah, I pray that all things are well with you and Colorado *hug* mycafe |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
Oh my sweet Noah! I sure hope you aren't anywhere near those fires. And, I hope they are put out real soon. You take care. |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
You've captured your sadness very well Noah. |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoy  |
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rwood Member Elite
since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793Tennessee |
Hey darlin...I hate to see any form of beauty destroyed. Homes..lives..must be protected..prayers for you and yours.. I believe it is amazing though how the earth..repairs itself after a fire. May the rains come hope. Sincerely, Reg |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
You're so right Noah. There is nothing, it seems, more heart breaking deadly than forest fires. They gulp up beautiful green soldiers and leave them charred lifeless corpses. I hope they get them under control right away! Sadly it will take between fifty to one hundred years to revive the damaged area. Luckily for us mother nature resurrects herself. |
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