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[aid] => mick
[title] => A New Forest
[time] => 2009-12-18 01:57:18
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[bodytext] => I was blind They ate of me For they are too blind and hungry I provided the plate and platter in drunkenness They and I Together feasting on me On each other In illusion In delusion Till there was nothing but scraps left Left of my minds hearts soul Nothing left of well nutrition No good food for the happiness of our soul But for the grace of hope But for the grace of yearning Came the strength To plant and water New forests of goodness That not only are in abundance But can feed and clothe Even those who would strip me bare to the bone before A new forest so large It can house and shelter those who would rob my house before Leaving me desolate But now, with the planting, watering, tendering My forest is bigger, better, and can grow and grow To feed everyone for the ages to come [comments] => 1 [counter] => 134 [topic] => 21 [informant] => glendavid [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Lifepoems )
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