End of the Line, Standing Tall

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Open Poetry #24

End of the Line, Standing Tall

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

0 posted 2003-01-12 11:21 AM

That stalwart General, standing there.
So quiet at the end of the line, yet still waiting.
Ring the bell, call out the firemen, start the trucks,
sound the alarm...

General?  Are you still there at the edge obedient?
Still silent and poised?   Or are you taking a nap
in your daily snooze?

A finger poised at the door, ready to push in the
ivory button, small light staring back at me...
Saying “Go ahead, make our day!”

Fighting the urge, grabbing the wayward and
mischievous hand.  Struggling against the strength
of sinew and bone, of muscle and blood.  Slowly,
ever slowly retreating from the urge as a sweat
beads the brow and breath frosts the chill of
midday air.

Walking away, content that it will wait, not wanting
to become the wolf that grabbed the boy, or was it
the other way?

Stand tall General.  I know you are poised to meet
the moment.  Ever ready for the alert...

P.S.  I’m right there beside you Buddy, near the
end of the line...

(Dedicated to our devoted Moderator....General Alert!!)

Sunshine

Administrator

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2003-01-12 11:42 AM

ROTFL....too, too cute!

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

2 posted 2003-01-12 11:57 AM

Barry,
Amusing.

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

3 posted 2003-01-12 12:00 PM

I had to put a grin on a few faces around
PiP this morning....HE made me do it!!!

garysgirl

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since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

4 posted 2003-01-12 12:05 PM

HaHa!! Now here through the whole thing I thought you were talking about that game, again....See how much I know about it?

(I sure am glad that you wrote that at the end for people like me....I would have surely embarrassed myself...AGAIN.......
It would have been...

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

5 posted 2003-01-12 12:07 PM

Ethel, don't feel bad...for the longest time
I thought "General Alert" was a zealous
and dedicated poet moderator standing a
vigil over PiP... Duhhhhh....

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

6 posted 2003-01-12 12:58 PM

hehehehe...*giggling*...

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