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smiles that seem to burn the soul
beeded tapestries of weathered faces
mothers pearls are sold by daughters
for the junk she could not hold

sisters left in aching silence
burdened by vacancy of love
and unoccupied time
filling hearts with hope and longing
the past holds promise
for the futures lies

a rain dance or
a dead eyed farmer
singing to his crops at night
or a shoulder bared by a soldiers daughter
left to fight for her love
for her life

all these pictures seem to beg for nothing
like an infants sudden cry
carries through a silent night

but mothers will never know their presence
untill their childrens eyes lay silent in
their sight
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the orphanage

Contributed by feathercut on Saturday, 28th May 2005 @ 09:27:34 AM in AEST
Topic: abstract

feathers kept in lockets
smiles that seem to burn the soul
beeded tapestries of weathered faces
mothers pearls are sold by daughters
for the junk she could not hold

sisters left in aching silence
burdened by vacancy of love
and unoccupied time
filling hearts with hope and longing
the past holds promise
for the futures lies

a rain dance or
a dead eyed farmer
singing to his crops at night
or a shoulder bared by a soldiers daughter
left to fight for her love
for her life

all these pictures seem to beg for nothing
like an infants sudden cry
carries through a silent night

but mothers will never know their presence
untill their childrens eyes lay silent in
their sight

Copyright © feathercut ... [ 2005-05-28 09:27:34]
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Re: the orphanage (User Rating: 1 )
by EverlastingDawn on Saturday, 28th May 2005 @ 10:04:20 AM AEST
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Wow...
So deep and moving
So beautiful in itself
I love this poem!
Great Write

~DAwn

Re: the orphanage (User Rating: 1 )
by Vampirequeen on Saturday, 28th May 2005 @ 11:45:34 AM AEST
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sad so sad.good write.

Re: the orphanage (User Rating: 1 )
by xx_lil_devilish_angel_xx on Sunday, 29th May 2005 @ 04:54:01 AM AEST
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So sad and extremely moving! Brought a tear to my eye :(

Keep writing you indeed have a great talent. Like the imagery especially!

Take care,
xx_lil_devilish_angel_xx

Re: the orphanage (User Rating: 1 )
by jeza on Sunday, 29th May 2005 @ 06:43:55 PM AEST
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this is a good write
it is very sad

huggs
jeza

Re: the orphanage (User Rating: 1 )
by yangdantien on Thursday, 30th November 2006 @ 09:33:57 PM AEST
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Your rythym and phrases are effective:

"...a rain dance or
a dead eyed farmer
singing to his crops at night
or a shoulder bared by a soldiers daughter
left to fight for her love
for her life..."

A well crafted piece.

Sincerely
Yangdantien

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