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No Name Rivers
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No Name Rivers |
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freehode New Member
since 2003-09-29
Posts 9 |
No Name River Rivers have no name in space We mark them with the unmasked pulsars Mother, can you hold my hand now? On a journey to the unknown star Supply me with matchsticks A bright burn to distract from the sting Of the upcoming words when I enter The meteor showers Our way to curb the fading Our way to curve the failing Is the river naming How do I reach a common coda to the tribulation? How do I know when I come to the station of orbits? How do I know when to return to Earth? The general lays him arms down slow That cosmic chase was quite a stir His soldier won’t disarm just yet They still face the that ultimate task The sides fight to give the river a title On the ever lively new frontier Unknown lands cause unknown fear I don’t see anything but a loss The lieutenant lines up his cannons and horsemen How do we know who even achieves victory? I can’t tell what’s more wet, the water splash Or the blood shed on my shoulder As the last soldier raises his eyes to survey The guilt usurps his soul, the tears flow free “We are triumphant!” shouts the general We can rule this terrain in any way fit So, my good soldier, what the name be? With a heavy sigh, the lieutenant averts the general’s eyes “We won nothing, so we name it nothing” I have only tracked my boots through the mud To fight on an idea I don’t even want to participate No name can do, so I leave that to you “Oh, it needs no name. The soldiers named it for you and I.” |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
pretty neat write...I enjoyed this |
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James_A_Fraser Senior Member
since 2003-09-03
Posts 972Out Making Anticlines |
Your profile says you're a rookie with only six poems up. I AM GOING -- RIGHT NOW -- TO FIND THEM ALL. You're that good. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
freehode, Good thoughts, good write, good read. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
"I don’t see anything but a loss" thank you for calling dust by its true name |
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River Senior Member
since 2003-09-16
Posts 627my own little world |
heh heh, i saw my *Name* in the title of this poem and thought "ooooh, i have to read it!!!" was glad i did and i hope to see you around. most of my stuff is in Dark, lol.  - River Love hurts as bad as it feels good. |
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