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D.Lester Young Senior Member
since 2001-12-08
Posts 1219Austin, Tx |
Carved mental illusions Whittled away with life Hardwood of petrified looks Shunned fruit barking naked Pedestal upon man’s imagination. Firewood crackling scented fire Flaming rings logged in hours Departed essence incinerated to ashes Embers glowing in what was lost Scattered about to never have been. Decayed rotten, mildewed existence Falling apart in slimy fibered slime Upchucking natural decaying process Slimy slugs and crawling demise Moss of the dam-p side of living. Sculptured ghosts of wind abrasions Skeletal remains of centuries past Twisted concoctions of natural beauty Baked bleached white scorching Picked clean to the bone of survival. Grains of unique polished ideas Waxed to a slippery mirrored sheen Carpentry of mind woodworking Churning lathe of legs supports Tabletop layered in family heritage. Cellulose fibers pressed in submission Wooden shelves supporting imagery Layered binders of hidden interpretations Manipulating minds of retrospection In--sight of vintage intoxicated pages. Knot of twisted determination Branched out in free movements Claiming the air of independence Rooted might of Nature’s support Falling proud to the bulldozer. Lighting amputated limb Leaving leaves to wilt Chain saw of severing remains Saw dust scattered to the wind Buried in graves of omission. Musical vibrations of Stradivarius strings Meditative flickering, radiant imagery Scented wood of sensory stimulation Moonlight glow of soothing introspection Rustling mind pondering worded images. D.Lester Young Somewhere in America not on company time 01/23/05 The Terminated Crossfire Poet |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
powerful write here, indeed |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Very powerful! I do agree. But the following verses really struck home: "Lighting amputated limb Leaving leaves to wilt Chain saw of severing remains Saw dust scattered to the wind Buried in graves of omission. Musical vibrations of Stradivarius strings Meditative flickering, radiant imagery Scented wood of sensory stimulation Moonlight glow of soothing introspection Rustling mind pondering worded images." Thanks for sharing. JL  |
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Startime55 Member Elite
since 2003-04-05
Posts 2148Alberta, Canada |
Startling is the vision you bring to mind with these powerful words... |
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*Alli4000*
since 2004-03-21
Posts 3188The World of Poetry |
WoW....  *AIM = Alli4000* Journal! |
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MGROVES
since 2004-02-01
Posts 3802california |
your words are quite powerful |
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