Gift of Story

Gift of story that tells it all
Of past written on concrete wall,
With grey stains deep in shapes to last,
Images safe with visions past,
History legends to enthrall.

Tales of joy and grief to recall
That echo up and down the hall,
Shed insight on ancestors vast 
Gift of story.

Out of profound darkness yarns crawl
Tattered past in a jagged scrawl
Stories of times of yore is cast
Into the depths of legends fast,
Never ending and never pall
Gift of story.

Copyright © 2011 By Caryl S. Muzzey
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 1/5/2012 4:44:00 PM
Congrats on your winning work..Sara
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Date: 1/5/2012 6:18:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in ~Cyndi's~ "Gifts Given--Received" contest Caryl. Love, Carol
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Date: 1/4/2012 10:35:00 PM
And this is another great story Caryl. Congratulations
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Date: 1/4/2012 6:54:00 PM
Congratulations Caryl on your win.Loved it first time around.
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Date: 1/1/2012 12:20:00 PM
Wonderful Rondeau.Best wishes.Sending a soupmail to you.
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Date: 12/31/2011 7:59:00 PM
Great poem, Caryl, Good luck in the contest!
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Date: 12/31/2011 3:52:00 PM
This is a gift to really love, CAryl. And I love when poets write great stories or just tell of them as you have done here.
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Date: 12/31/2011 3:22:00 PM
Echos of images are pouring from your pen in this Gem. So glad I stopped by to read. Happy New Year. Luv Michael
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