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Crust This forgiveness
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Crust This forgiveness |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Curd of cloud crowd thick air And in pregnant shuffle Cross the sky Not yet due to break They labor it seems While below Like so many instruments of decision People line the highways and streets With steel trapped movement Bubbled in their microclimate Of cold air and exhaust The green strips seem out of place In concrete and commerce Yet they cling to color Showing flowers planted to create illusions And soften the edges of mind With the hope the guy who just cut you off Won’t pull into a rage of bent fender or flying bullets Or the lady next to you on the four lanes Which merge to two As darkened men rip into aged concrete bridge sides Will get off the cell phone long enough To find her place in line for the wait Impatience Already born of Friday sits heavily on people And I in the humid clime of spring See little growth among the seeds planted By the loss of two towers Or the humiliation of people we went to save From being abused… and humiliated by their own So self absorbed perhaps we are indeed Absorbing our own sense of self Will anyone remember for more than the moment of guilt That we are indeed not islands and that in the diminishing of one We all are less? “Forgive me God” I’ve lost hope in this the morass of man And find I need to see instead for now The underside of leaves turned in reach of rain Be redeemed |
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Endlessecho Member
since 2003-09-05
Posts 398I live within myself |
This makes me think of Frost. Very beautiful reminder of looking to simpler things of nature to get us back on track. I enjoyed. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
You need to move to a smaller town... for I saw the title and thought... "Now, it's a good Friday..." it still is...in a smaller town...  |
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muted
since 2004-01-15
Posts 2949Elapsing, Eclipsing, Evolving |
"Will anyone remember for more than the moment of guilt That we are indeed not islands and that in the diminishing of one We all are less? “Forgive me God” I’ve lost hope in this the morass of man And find I need to see instead for now The underside of leaves turned in reach of rain Be redeemed" ```````````````````````````````` nodding to you, knowing you speak truth  |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
Hard sometimes, isn't it? To keep the faith in "us" Nicely done m'friend |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
The underside of leaves turned in reach of rain Be redeemed" Incredible..very much enjoyed this read... |
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Copperbell Senior Member
since 2003-11-08
Posts 956 |
wow... I love this. There once was actually wildness underneath the concrete of my city - animals one dared live here... |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
It is so difficult to keep hanging on... holding out hope...I know what you mean. Excellent honest write here Captain.. Good to read you today. Heart hugs. ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
The imagery of the first verse is excellent. "And find I need to see instead for now The underside of leaves turned in reach of rain Be redeemed" Strong write! Enjoyed, even though sad. Sadelite [This message has been edited by Sadelite (05-22-2004 02:04 PM).] |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Very nice! JL She said: ”You look cute in the dark.” |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ron "Will anyone remember for more than the moment of guilt That we are indeed not islands and that in the diminishing of one We all are less?" Poignant, thougtful writing, my friend. |
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RobertB Senior Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 1104Champaign, IL |
Quite a summary.... The last several lines pulled it all together. Well done....my poetic attention span is shorter than most and I could not have pulled myself through to write this. Robert |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Curd of cloud crowd thick air And in pregnant shuffle Cross the sky ======================== and that is the coolest and one of the most original cloud descripts Ive seen... you rock!!! And find I need to see instead for now The underside of leaves turned in reach of rain Be redeemed your wish...my command...  |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
This was an amazing snapshot of how I think many of us feel. Great poem, Cpat! |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Absolutely fantabulous Ron, such a deeply moving write. it's a keeper. Maree The clouds never expect it when it rains, but the sea, changes colour, but the sea, does not change. |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Great stuff....you always seem to find the deep, even among the shallow. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
"the underside of leaves" I love your POV, Ron. It would be so wonderful if all the citizens of this world would see themselves as stomata. |
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Greeneyes 
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
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