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 Sep 19 18, 08:26
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 Creative Chieftain  Posts: 11,376 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in.  |
Dead in the Water
One pallid eye peers through the leaden mist to single out Poseidon’s future souls. They wait for billowed sails. No zephyr kissed damp canvases on masts or mizzen poles. To single out Poseidon’s future souls who were seduced by Sirens’ haunting voice; damp canvases on masts or mizzen poles are doomed like those. Each one had made the choice who were seduced. By Sirens’ haunting voice, those answering find rest; in salty grave are doomed. Like those, each one had made the choice to live at sea. Now only God can save those answering, find rest in salty grave. They wait for billowed sails no zephyr kissed. To live at sea? Now only God can save one. Pallid eye peers through the leaden mist. ·······  ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner       |
  
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Oct 31 18, 21:20
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,376 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
Happy Halloween (All Hallows Eve) to you too Denis,
Glad to see you paid us a visit. Even happier that you enjoyed my Pantoum and I enjoyed all the nice things you had to say about it. Honestly, it was written as a challenge from another site and I just cut and pasted it at MM to get some feed-back. Hope to see more of you around these parts when you are able. I'd like to see a whole lot more folks here but it's doubtful. Thanks once more for the visit and the nice words. Larry ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Larry Dead in the Water Sep 19 18, 08:26 
greenwich Very good rhyming couplets Sep 24 18, 05:18 Larry Thanks Anthony,
Good rhymes are kind of a requisi... Oct 18 18, 21:35 greenwich Enjoyed reading this good flow Oct 19 18, 10:28 Rhymer Hi Larry, Belated greetings and Happy Hallowe... Oct 31 18, 10:46 
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