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Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Their meanings are many, and very diverse
Some bring with them a smile, while some bring a curse
Sometimes they may speak of a joy so great
Or sometimes of sadness; sometimes of hate
Sometimes crashing like waves to the shore
Sometimes like thunder and lightning
Sometimes they flow as soft as a stream
on a cold winter's morning
Their presence brings sadness to many
Their absence brings sadness to all
And as they come to the edge of their glistening globe...
...they fall.
Copyright ME |
Posted at 07:15 pm by Greg
 | | | Britt
September 21, 2004 06:26 PM PDT
Hmm..we're not going to start getting all modest now are we? It's true, Hitler's armys were deviod of emotion, they had to be; after ripping apart an entire religion, generation, nation, how could they ever live?
Inspiring, i love it. You revel in archetypes. | |
| | | Rockchix
September 2, 2004 07:39 PM PDT
WOW! Im...wow...speechless! Are you kidding me when you say its not that great??? Its FABULOUS!!! Simple, but very revealing... amazing!
Mel *hugs* | |
| | | princessdeirdre
September 2, 2004 06:20 AM PDT
Hi Greg. It is a very nice poem. You should be proud.
I enjoyed it. Good work! | |
| | | Greg
September 1, 2004 07:23 PM PDT
I debated for quite some time over whether to post this poem, which I wrote many, many years ago, and recently fixed up a little. I don't think it's all that great, but it does have a line in it that I believe is one of the most insightful things I've ever some up with. "Their absence brings sadness to all". I was thinking about what allows a man to do evil. What can cause a serial killer, or a terrorist, or a Hitler? These people, for whatever reason, are heartless, emotionless, tearless. They have closed themselves off from pain, allowing themselves to commit such vile acts, without feeling the consequences themselves. A normal man could not heartlessly kill, because it would eat him up. You even hear of police officers killing in self-defense, who have nightmares, etc. It is not human to take a life. To do so requires the absence of emotion, the absence of tears. Anyway, just a few thoughts. :-) | |
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