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The palm tree is
gone
and the night is
so still.
there will be no palm-fronds to
give voice to the passing breezes
and if not for sodium glare and neon flicker
the stars would shine brighter.
Yesterday
it was full moon
somewhere far away
people craned their necks to see earth catch moon
and for one moment
the stars ruled the skies.
Today
the moon chases us
down slim tar roads
so bright that its reflected glory
shimmers and refracts off the window-glass.
Tonight
there will be no palm-fronds to
give voice to the passing breezes
they lie graceless
severed and withering
beneath denuded trunk and golden moon.
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volantis, June 2003
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Comments: 7
kawaii-rose [2006-02-06 03:30:31 +0000 UTC]
raaaaa thas why..>_>....PPL NEED TO GO ON VACATIONS ALOtttttt
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technodepth [2003-10-20 09:02:06 +0000 UTC]
Ooooh. It's....... forlorn.
It hints at a story that's yet to be told. Very thought-provoking, leaves me wanting more.
More!!
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deejbard [2003-09-23 02:11:39 +0000 UTC]
i like this. it made me remember when i was a child, and we used to ride in the back seat lying down so we could see up far enough into the sky, and crying out to my mother, "The moon is chasing us!" and even that is something of a bittersweet memory, and fits with your poem ...
thank you.
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justb [2003-08-05 14:36:15 +0000 UTC]
i can't say enough praise and i am just going to fav it.
maybe one praise;
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goofyromantic [2003-08-01 20:32:33 +0000 UTC]
*sighs* I almost forgot what good poetry REALLY was.
It's very light, and...poetically stuctured I guess. You really do a great job at that. And you of course do the visual (I forgot the lietrary word for it :$) And it's very subtley strong, (lol if that makes sense) Seriosuly, is there anything you don't do...perfectly???
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meic2 [2003-08-01 18:45:54 +0000 UTC]
A beautifully crafted piece - smooth, honeyed and easy off the tongue. And so nicely packed with 'goodies' to savour.
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pretty1dreds [2003-08-01 02:35:35 +0000 UTC]
don't change this is my oppinion i love the illusion and hidden messages in it, they are so suttle but so alive. i alos loev the visual effect it was it's eery and beutiful way to go.. hard to find a good writer that is alos an artist of the mind
ica
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