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[aid] => mick
[title] => Vulture
[time] => 2005-12-04 21:50:10
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[bodytext] => A voyage into thoughts A compelling reason reaches shore A long trip to the coastline To stand and watch the ocean rumble with awe Taking the slow train out of town Hope to catch the countryside The scenery sliding by Hopes and dreams In a luggage compartment Underneath the engines of steel Gulls dive to snatch a meal On the tops of boulders- Which have seen too many centuries to count Standing with hands open Spread apart a mile long From two shoulders- Collecting pleasure in the right amount Returning to congested freeways Skyscrapers, spray-painters Who can really say Speeding back To where everyone else matters Time spent Is time remembered Experience, environment, and culture Natural precedent The carcass remains still for the circling vulture Taking a slow train out of mind Hope to catch the countryside And live the scenery sliding by ______________________________ _________________________________ [comments] => 1 [counter] => 214 [topic] => 43 [informant] => Jyssvw [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 6 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => oops )
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