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Open Poetry #22

Turning Off The Evening News

Poet deVine

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

0 posted 2002-10-03 09:04 PM

Would you understand the wall?
built around this heart in sorrow
hiding from each story that breaks
headlines tonight – video tomorrow!

Mother Nature snaps her fingers
we dance to her wind driven hymns
madman shoots with no reason or rhyme
bringing terror as sunset dims

Enraged kids in anger’s amusement
take a life with gardening toys
and then a man lay dying alone
at the hand of disgruntled boys

For a time we watch in horror
drawing close those we hold dear
as we find with extraordinary force
how to hold back a humanity’s fear

SmartChick
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-09-23

Posts 7081
On A Journey To The Unknown

1 posted 2002-10-03 09:15 PM

I understand exactly how you feel. This is why as a rule, I don't watch the news.

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

2 posted 2002-10-03 09:28 PM

Poet deVine
Your usual excellent write. Always enjoy

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

3 posted 2002-10-03 09:28 PM

Sharon

I turn it off too...You wrote my feelings about the impact of the negative reporting of the things going on in the world. Very well done!

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