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Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

0 posted 2004-02-17 08:38 PM

Life’s toils do swarm the ragged soul
upon the fill again our plate.
As winds alight the furrowed brow
and shivering bone are weary late.

Where lights will flicker of their flame
as candles burn the end of wicks.
And creatures crawl into their dens
as poor souls scour the earth for sticks.

Will not the night’s eyes softly close
and bring the dawn upon the rise?
That birds might light the morn anew
before the earth or man arise.

And then again, once more shall fall
the toils into the plate till spurned.
Where wax then drips the hardened floor
as midnight’s oil again is burned.

For souls shall sleep in fitful rest
upon the hour of slumber’s knock
when bells shall bring the eyes to see
the dreaded hour of five o’clock.

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2004-02-17 09:27 PM

Smiling...you, too?

Tell me, Sir, do you hit the snooze for another ten minutes?

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

2 posted 2004-02-17 09:37 PM

Heck, I out and out laughed! Mine goes off at 4:40 and I want to kill everything I can reach, but thank goodness I'm still disoriented enough that I can't even move, leastwise, "reach" - except for the clock of course - but it always gets in the last word, doesn't it??

Great piece mangus...

jimmy

garysgirl

Member Laureate

since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

3 posted 2004-02-17 09:48 PM

Wonderful writing, Barry.
I enjoyed reading.

Hugs

Ethel

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

4 posted 2004-02-18 04:06 AM

sigh

I'm not a morning person

Sadelite
Member Elite

since 2003-10-11

Posts 2519

5 posted 2004-02-18 06:17 AM

Very good, Magnus!  Your imagery was great and I enjoyed a little chuckle at the 5:00am!
I enjoy your fine writing.
                    Thanks,
                 Sadelite

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

6 posted 2004-02-18 06:24 AM

and bring the dawn upon the rise?
That birds might light the morn anew
before the earth or man arise.

very nice touch to a well crafted poem

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

7 posted 2004-02-21 12:35 PM

Magnus, I just loved this one! Yes, wouldn't it be nice if we awoke to the sun peeking through our curtains and the sounds of birds welcoming it rather than alarm clocks! Throw out the clocks, I say.....

Wonderful write!

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