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Judment Day

 
 
KAVinal
 
Reply Sat 20 Aug, 2005 06:23 am
Judgment Day


A tired man rests at the foot of his grave
To watch as the stone tracks the dying sun's rays
And his back is arched and his tongue is dried as he shouts up to the sky

But a fiend in a sin shall exist in his rage
To ponder the pain of the choices he's made
Now they've clipped his wings and blinded his eyes as he comes into the night

Ah the birds of July, he recalls, in the oaks
And the dance of the girls on the flowering slopes
And the words as they leapt up off the yellowing page
Now fading as they die

A feeble man lies at the end of his grave
On the dirt that he plied with a rusting spade
And he jingles his chains in the mists of the night as he prays up to the sky

But a fiend in a sin shall persist in his hate
And his judgment will come on decisions made
Now they've broken his wings and blistered his eyes as he welcomes in the night

Ah the birds of July, he recalls, in the oaks
And the dance of the girls on the flowering slopes
And the words as they leapt up off the yellowing page
Now fading as they die

Kelly Vinal
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Letty
 
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Reply Sat 20 Aug, 2005 06:43 am
Kelly, Welcome back, my friend. Your poem is really great! Such awesome imagery! I haven't been able to write much since Cav left us.
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KAVinal
 
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Reply Sat 20 Aug, 2005 07:08 am
Thanks Ms Letty. I've been the same way. Such a tragedy.
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Letty
 
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Reply Sat 20 Aug, 2005 07:12 am
Don't be a stranger now. Interesting how the first three letters of your moniker spell out his sobriquet. <smile>
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Vex86
 
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Reply Sat 20 Aug, 2005 08:57 am
you always write some of the most interesting things
great poem and its nice to see ya back Kelly
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KAVinal
 
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Reply Sat 20 Aug, 2005 10:30 am
:-)

We'll see how long it lasts. I'm in Balad, Iraq now. Been here since June 4th. Hot and loud here! 42 weeks to go!

Hey Vex - nice to see you again, old friend!
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Lex62589
 
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Reply Sun 21 Aug, 2005 07:39 pm
wow..
This is an amazing poem.. I love the "broken wings" theme. Just had to let you know..

-Lex
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