tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post114098644075010985..comments2023-10-01T11:09:42.394-04:00Comments on Blog with a View: Fields of Firecruelanimalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08045809979308725755noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post-1141198330706510932006-03-01T02:32:00.000-05:002006-03-01T02:32:00.000-05:00Where are the Parades?Where are all the crowds wit...Where are the Parades?<BR/>Where are all the crowds with the waving flags?<BR/>Where are the marching bands ?<BR/>Is there a mama there crying for a son?<BR/>Does she still believe the King's lies?<BR/><BR/>That Box holds All her Hopes and Dreams...<BR/>Memories of little sticky fingers, muddy boots <BR/>and torn little jeans.<BR/>Bubble gum and freckles.<BR/>She held his little hand and they watched the Parade pass..<BR/>and when he asked about the Soldiers in their crisp uniforms marching by with such vigorous pride....<BR/>She held his little hand tighter and said a prayer.<BR/><BR/>She cries as she remembers the Prayer...and she <BR/>wonders why God wasn't listening ?enigma4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589997090173140019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post-1141164046311372752006-02-28T17:00:00.000-05:002006-02-28T17:00:00.000-05:00Thanks for another great poem.Thanks for another great poem.cruelanimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045809979308725755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post-1141074984726189802006-02-27T16:16:00.000-05:002006-02-27T16:16:00.000-05:00Carpal Tunnel SyndromeBlood seeps into gravelBruis...Carpal Tunnel Syndrome<BR/><BR/>Blood seeps into gravel<BR/>Bruised and cold<BR/>A heart as puny as<BR/>Menstrual clotting<BR/><BR/>Marking the earth <BR/>For a crime scene<BR/>Hard to scrub out <BR/>Pebble by pebble<BR/><BR/>Strained up against<BR/>Roots that wouldn't grow<BR/>Marrow that cracked<BR/>Loose from hip bones<BR/><BR/>Feelers that no longer feel<BR/>Crisp or resplendent<BR/>Chilled above the core<BR/>A discarded jackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post-1141019030734839702006-02-27T00:43:00.000-05:002006-02-27T00:43:00.000-05:00You got that right.You got that right.cruelanimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045809979308725755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12229254.post-1141012622331125502006-02-26T22:57:00.000-05:002006-02-26T22:57:00.000-05:00I guess that's anywhere in Iraq then.I guess that's anywhere in Iraq then.Neil Shakespearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228133426669625273noreply@blogger.com