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[aid] => mick
[title] => Now And Then
[time] => 2005-06-30 22:33:54
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[bodytext] => To me the world once seemed to be
most beautiful and fair..
an affinity for land and sea,
'twas all my heart could bear.
Kindred in an innocence,
I thrilled in all my joy
to find a cricket in the grass
when I was just a boy;
a robin in an apple tree
and thrushes in the wood,
the crows and ravens called to me
and it was understood.
A sense of union with the whole,
with every living thing;
but now my jaded heart and soul
shall cry and never sing
'cause all that's gone.. and now I see
our Mother Earth in strife..
unending war and cruelty-
an unrelenting life!
For bird and beast are helpless prey
to our sharpened tooth and claw..
A million murders everyday,
ignoring Nature's law.
Yet still, the Earth in splendor casts
me back to all my youth...
OH yes.. the old illusion lasts
in spite of all the truth.
M.O.H.
[comments] => 18
[counter] => 299
[topic] => 48
[informant] => Man_On_High
[notes] => (Poem edited for spelling by Mod_11 with permission)
[ihome] => 0
[alanguage] => english
[acomm] => 0
[haspoll] => 0
[pollID] => 0
[score] => 25
[ratings] => 5
[editpoem] => 1
[associated] =>
[topicname] => EmotionalPoetry
)
Now And Then
Contributed by
Man_On_High
on
Thursday, 30th June 2005 @ 10:33:54 PM in AEST
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To me the world once seemed to be
most beautiful and fair..
an affinity for land and sea,
'twas all my heart could bear.
Kindred in an innocence,
I thrilled in all my joy
to find a cricket in the grass
when I was just a boy;
a robin in an apple tree
and thrushes in the wood,
the crows and ravens called to me
and it was understood.
A sense of union with the whole,
with every living thing;
but now my jaded heart and soul
shall cry and never sing
'cause all that's gone.. and now I see
our Mother Earth in strife..
unending war and cruelty-
an unrelenting life!
For bird and beast are helpless prey
to our sharpened tooth and claw..
A million murders everyday,
ignoring Nature's law.
Yet still, the Earth in splendor casts
me back to all my youth...
OH yes.. the old illusion lasts
in spite of all the truth.
M.O.H.
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Man_On_High
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2005-06-30 22:33:54]
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Re: Now And Then
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by emystar on
Thursday, 30th June 2005 @ 10:59:32 PM AEST
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An excellent write.
Great work.
smiles, huggs,
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Re: Now And Then
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by DorianChambers on
Thursday, 30th June 2005 @ 11:00:52 PM AEST
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Bill this poem is begging 4 the comment i'm
gonna give, first, praise 2 u a poets poets
and a craftsman, now all i can say in my own
craft as a musician, and i quote marvin gaye
and tammy terell " AINT NOTHING LIKE THE
REAL THING BABY" u hit the proverbial nail
on the head, i beleive in god, not the one in
the sky, but, Good Old Days, beautifuly
written . . . **********
Ben
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Re: Now And Then
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by blackholesun on
Thursday, 30th June 2005 @ 11:19:50 PM AEST
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| that was kinda sad but true,its one of the best poems i ever read ---it made me think ,i like that:) ps.ever wana chat on aol my aim is brittstoner |
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Re: Now And Then
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by blackholesun on
Thursday, 30th June 2005 @ 11:20:18 PM AEST
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| that was kinda sad but true,its one of the best poems i ever read ---it made me think ,i like that:) ps.ever wana chat on aol my aim is brittstoner |
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Re: Now And Then
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by CarolinaBlue on
Thursday, 30th June 2005 @ 11:38:15 PM AEST
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This was another superb write Bill! Each verse so true and the flow as beautiful as it was written. Took me back to when I was small and my Grandad used to take me on nature walks through the mountains. It's hard to accept how things have changed so dramatically, but when I see my own son with a huge grin on his face catching crickets in the yard, for those few moments everything is right again in the world.
~R~ |
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Re: Now And Then
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by wizard on
Friday, 1st July 2005 @ 12:31:28 AM AEST
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excellent write bill.
it brings me back...
wizard |
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Re: Now And Then
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by brew on
Friday, 1st July 2005 @ 08:23:21 AM AEST
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just beautiful, and yes sad. People do not see what they have or is still doing. Wonderful write, as always.
Brew~ |
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Re: Now And Then
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by hauntedscorp on
Friday, 1st July 2005 @ 12:02:21 PM AEST
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Ahhh bittersweet indeed. Nice job Billy...good flow, and the ending is great---defiance! : )
"But now my jaded heart and soul shall cry and never sing..."
Hmmm...I really wish I could remember a time when this wasn't the case...Glad you can at least.
Scorp. |
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Re: Now And Then
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by shelby on
Friday, 1st July 2005 @ 01:37:01 PM AEST
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very beautiful write and tis sad indeed.
huggers
Michelle |
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Re: Now And Then
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by gwenevere on
Friday, 1st July 2005 @ 05:55:42 PM AEST
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The world is still a wondrous place
And when those shadows cast
A wrong between people and race
Just look towards the past
when life and love where everything
And truth came to the fore
And chivalry flew on the wings
On birds in days of yore
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Re: Now And Then
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by Eternal_Dreamer on
Friday, 1st July 2005 @ 07:06:59 PM AEST
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Written to perfection dearest Billy. Your poetry never ceases to amaze me. You have a natural talent and abilitly to define everything you write about. Talent at its best. Well done.
I'm a real fan of ur work.
Cheers,
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Re: Now And Then
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by Jenni_K on
Saturday, 2nd July 2005 @ 03:21:22 PM AEST
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Oh Billy!!! This IS DEFINITELY my favourite poem of yours!!!! It is very beautiful.. so much truth to it
Sigh....
J |
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Re: Now And Then
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by pUnKa_RaCh on
Tuesday, 5th July 2005 @ 10:14:42 PM AEST
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"A sense of union with the whole,
with every living thing;
but now my jaded heart and soul
shall cry and never sing"....I love that stanza, I feel that way too.
Powerful words Billy, very amazing.
The ending is incredible, like icing on the cake lol.
I'm luving your stuff.
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Re: Now And Then
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by nanb294eva on
Wednesday, 6th July 2005 @ 06:03:38 PM AEST
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"'cause all that's gone.. and now I see
our Mother Earth in strife..
unending war and cruelty-
an unrelenting life!
For bird and beast are helpless prey
to our sharpened tooth and claw..
A million murders everyday,
ignoring Nature's law.
Yet still, the Earth in splendor casts
me back to all my youth...
OH yes.. the old illusion lasts
in spite of all the truth."
I GUOTE THESE STANZAS
BECAUSE WE MAKE OUR LIFE WHAT IT IS
WHAT WE LIVE AROUND AND WE CAN
NOT CHANGE WE NEVER COULD NOW OR THEN IT'S SAD BUT WE MAKE LIFE WHAT IT IS HAPPY |
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Re: Now And Then
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by Former_Member on
Friday, 8th July 2005 @ 07:02:33 AM AEST
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your skills are great
and it shows here all the way
from start to end as all your writes
do some how |
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Re: Now And Then
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by jyssvw22 on
Sunday, 10th July 2005 @ 08:45:48 PM AEST
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i was just sitting around and decided i needed to read one of your pieces
so i clicked on this one
and it is just damn beutiful
it is perfect
and echos alot of my own attitudes in its presentation
thank you
for writing this down for all |
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Re: Now And Then
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by veenu on
Saturday, 23rd July 2005 @ 10:04:08 AM AEST
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| really a masterpiece |
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Re: Now And Then
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by veenu on
Saturday, 23rd July 2005 @ 10:05:01 AM AEST
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| really a masterpiece |
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