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wranx
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since 2002-06-07

Posts 3689
Moved from a shack to a barn

0 posted 2005-01-16 07:31 PM

The last of his wine, now, a tacky stain
An old god sits alone at the bar

Regarding the room behind him
In the mirror behind the bottles

Sees there, his own image as well

Long, gray, unkempt, his hair
Frames eyes that look, even to him

Tired

His granaries, long ago, emptied
His temples now lie in Kiddy-block ruin

He knows its time to give the world over
To all the young pagans, vapid and vain

The debauching of sylphs and their songs
sung trembling and high into the night

He’ll need leave to the godlings

Susan Caldwell
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since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

1 posted 2005-01-16 07:45 PM

"He knows its time to give the world over
To all the young pagans, vapid and vain"

I think it's a never ending cycle...

"cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind"
~Sarah McLachlan~

coyote
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since 2001-03-17

Posts 1077

2 posted 2005-01-16 08:30 PM

A fine write, Wranx.

I couldn't help but think of the Beats.

coyote 8)

"If at first an idea is not absurd, there is no hope for it."
Albert Einstein

Aenimal
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since 2002-11-18

Posts 7350
the ass-end of space

3 posted 2005-01-16 08:57 PM

excellent

icebox
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since 2003-05-03

Posts 4383
in the shadows

4 posted 2005-01-16 10:15 PM

You have a gift that is astonishing.

Dark Angel
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since 1999-08-04

Posts 10095

5 posted 2005-01-16 10:20 PM

Marvelous Bro, you're a wonder m'friend.

Mxx

all I can taste is this moment, all I can breathe is your life, cause sooner or later it's over, I just don't want to miss you tonight.~GooGooDolls~

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

6 posted 2005-01-16 10:22 PM

Buy an old goddess a drink?

What icebox said.

Sunshine

Administrator

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

7 posted 2005-01-16 10:22 PM

the gods that are winking
in that mirror?

they tease...

a few of you...and you know...

still have many many miles...

albeit the ambered glass...

Ratleader

Member Rara Avis

since 2003-01-23

Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass

8 posted 2005-01-17 09:40 AM

Beautifully done...your eyes see deep and your voice rings clean...there's a bit of a god in you, sir.

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Dark Stranger
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since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

9 posted 2005-01-17 09:53 AM

I thought there was another oldster in the bar..but couldn't see that far and was too damn tired to walk down there..

way kewl stuff guy...
but the godlings shiver when they see us
and know we are them later
after closeing time

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

10 posted 2005-01-17 08:31 PM

and then, there are some of us....
who still love to catch the glance of an 'old' god

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

11 posted 2005-01-17 09:08 PM

Oh yeah, what Kacy said

Fantastic, this -

Susan

If I wander far enough, long enough, will I finally know . . .

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

12 posted 2005-01-17 09:57 PM

James_A_Fraser
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since 2003-09-03

Posts 972
Out Making Anticlines

13 posted 2005-01-18 12:59 PM

Old or not, god this is good!

You may be touched, but you have a touch....

~~J

MGROVES

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since 2004-02-01

Posts 3802
california

14 posted 2005-01-18 02:09 AM

through all the wine he failed to see
that he who thought as god
can change whats about to be

excuse me that just came out this was nice and one that makes one think

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