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RSWells
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since 2001-06-17

Posts 2533

0 posted 2002-11-17 10:28 PM

                         I
                       ALPHA
                  Placid Pliocene

In the ease before artifice
we meld ourselves, the land;

      To a cave that caught most light
               near flowing water
                  in the place of bigger fish.

         On the rise which views the prarie.
               Vale of most deers passing.
                  Ravine which shields from wind.

         Constant mountain, Sun, Moon
               sure and certain gods,
                  stars, night's eyes light dark's fears

         Forests which cloak, feed fire.
               Cliffs of facile carving.
                  Forts where rivers meet.

         She of health and strength.
               Four hands in toiled silence.
                  The love which kept us warm.

                         II
                       Omega
            Pishogue of Plangent Strains

Desires of Empires;

       Stumps, strip mines, smelters,
              earth movers, straight, leveler ways,

          blasted hillsides, tunnels,
              salt domes, oil-less cave-ins,
                   uranium, red dust clouds.

          A sky not night or day.
              Cloned flight and leaps.
                   Sculpted land fill theme parks.

          Clean shaven sterile chill.
              Self bankruptcy, divorce.
                   Gilt edged trophy Siren.

          Sit-com Cosmopolitans.
              Technological mandate.
                   Blind eye blinks, a world gone.

          The only thing
              we have to hear
                   is fear itself.

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Pliocene=The era characterized by an increase in
         mammals
Pishogue=Evil spell, hex
Plangent Strain=lament

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

1 posted 2002-11-17 10:36 PM

Pleading ignorance to the pishogue word is futile, since you were so kind as to provide us the meaning.
You are on higher plane, Richard.

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

2 posted 2002-11-17 11:08 PM

Brilliant! The alpha to the omega.
---and we call this progress?!?

EA

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

3 posted 2002-11-18 08:57 AM

Constant mountain, Sun, Moon
               sure and certain gods,
                  stars, night's eyes light dark's fears

         Forests which cloak, feed fire.
               Cliffs of facile carving.
                  Forts where rivers meet.

         She of health and strength.
               Four hands in toiled silence.
                  The love which kept us warm.
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love the imagery in this piece of analogy and wisdom.
anyone ever tell ya youre deep?

impressive as always poet sir even when you write over me mothy head. lol

No one has ever shown me how to see the world the way I see it now ...
and I never saw blue like that before.

~Tom Kimmel~

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

4 posted 2002-11-18 09:02 AM

RSWells
RSWells
A very literate work, enjoyed.

moonflower
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since 2002-11-17

Posts 37
magical land of make-believe

5 posted 2002-11-18 09:22 AM

i love this!..and i love the title you chose for it..mans rape of the earth from the beginning til now..too sad..maybe thats why i prefer living in make-believe land..i think this is a great poem!..

[This message has been edited by moonflower (11-18-2002 09:23 AM).]

Cpat Hair

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since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

6 posted 2002-11-18 09:27 AM

yes... I do enjoy your words...

excellent...

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

7 posted 2002-11-18 10:03 AM

Richard

Poetically excellent and thoughtful comments. As always, the mind in your poem amazes me.

Lady In White

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since 2001-02-12

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USA

8 posted 2002-11-18 02:19 PM

Richard

I shall take door and offering number one,
enter, and close myself within...

GOlDsparklESS
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since 2001-12-13

Posts 428
central nj

9 posted 2002-11-18 04:52 PM

i'm wowed. i do like your meaning, muchly..

Sandpiper
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since 2002-06-15

Posts 738
land of flora and fauna

10 posted 2002-11-18 08:14 PM

...and maybe one day we will listen--there is such power in the Lion's pen.

"I am a sky where spirits live.
Stare into this deepening blue,
while the breeze says a secret."
Jelaluddin Rumi

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

11 posted 2002-11-18 11:20 PM

(big hugggssssssss) Oh Richard, and then knowing how we endure such a cold eality like this, I too all a sudden feel so dirty! (sigh) May we all scrub up the pishogue and re-adapt alpha to the environment, sweet friend, this is powerful, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Richard, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

[This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (11-18-2002 11:21 PM).]

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