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[title] => The Old Windmill
[time] => 2004-12-01 19:26:56
[hometext] => This title just came to me and it was about 3 weeks later that I actually wrote the poem. I just sat down and the words flowed like I didn't even have to think about it. Then when I read it back is when it hit me and tears flowed.
[bodytext] => The windmill stands as a reminder Of days gone by long ago It now stands sentinel guard duty Over a desolate land Impartial in its heightened presence No set opinion does it offer up Is totally driven by the wind No source of energy all its own What function does it provide Perhaps only a silhouette against the sunset sky On a proper windy day It could provide some power and purpose Its function has now been resurrected A commercial use has been found To provide a renewed source of energy For which the windmill knew its role all along Funny how things can be old and discarded Until a rediscovery resurrects them for a function to serve It seems we waste a lot of time Being an old squeaking windmill on some deserted farm Possibly we need to draw more attention to our self However important we can still draw water from the well There is still a function that we can provide Maybe we all have a windmill down deep inside What direction will we go with our life all we need is to provide the power Where will the breeze take us Or are we just a loner on a deserted plain [comments] => 5 [counter] => 168 [topic] => 21 [informant] => Willofree [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 15 [ratings] => 3 [editpoem] => 0 [associated] => [topicname] => Lifepoems )
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