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Open Poetry #36

dancing bear on a leash

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

0 posted 2005-12-02 07:53 AM

dancing bear on a leash

years have run a marathon
raising money for charitable trust
limited only by our mind's eye, as
dna still dreams in healthy rations
full-time occupations, sharing stages of
mannerisms…like imperial grunts

oh those waggish high spirits
busting elements with leavened praise
for the long haul of obligations
savoring, hard-bitten mixed feelings
and lines from turning the page

faithful readers pour across transoms
grasping lighted momentary stays,
close reads with willful creatures embrace
a hard days work, at the center of gravity
sometimes tart do diligence
hard to come by these days…

i have sung indignation for love
and yes, lost a degree of belief
but the bedrock of faith resides
profoundly human
within the keen grasp of history

of what we devise for ourselves
moves reflections that ascertain in
salt marshes of bankruptcy
where tenderness bears our names
centralized command
shaping policy

invigorated music, ruffles those harried nights
to produce some combination of rhythms
governed by snippets of punishment
attentive and seasoned, laying ode
to old fashioned tonic advice

it is where we place our submissions
death is confirmed in attentive flesh
unveiling a way in which nature looks
on at us, with flu pandemics and killer threats

a confidential file
locked tightly away
on the uncracked asphalt
of life’s public school
where battles are fought
with a mother’s last words
and moral complexity
becomes our consuming rule

and dancing bear on a leash

babygirlwlove
Senior Member

since 2004-10-10

Posts 1180
New York City

1 posted 2005-12-02 08:42 AM

wow~

LeeJ....I think everyone in the room can relate to this...

strong strong message~

~baby

**Intoxicant to the SouL**

garysgirl

Member Laureate

since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

2 posted 2005-12-02 10:52 AM

a confidential file
locked tightly away
on the uncracked asphalt
of life’s public school
where battles are fought
with a mother’s last words
and moral complexity
becomes our consuming rule

and dancing bear on a leash

What a powerful poem, my friend!!
Excellent writing, as always.
Hugs,
Ethel

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