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I Need To Walk Around This Place

I need to walk I need to stroll I need to explore these ancient paths That fills this landscape showing the way for timeless travel To reach destinations deep inside the forest or on a Maypole green Or to reach the sea or mountain high so much for one to marvel I do it for I love this land its hedges brooks animals and flowers I grew up here always drawn to the beauty and simplicity of its being Then the concrete jungles came filled with a different feeling called fear I want none of this I don’t need these eyes sad at what their seeing Apparently it’s called creation it took 6 days to create one day to rest Why not take the rest day put a wall around creation beauty contained Anybody on the outside could have a featureless landscape to build up Towards a sky where apparently the god’s live contemplating our pain Leave us alone with what’s left of paradise let us smell the flowers There’s so many of you and so few of us we won’t be much trouble But after a while you’ll tire of us and want taller and taller temples And finally this spaceship called earth will finally burst its bubble

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 6/3/2010 10:55:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round Stewart. I wish you the best in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/31/2010 2:55:00 PM
Congratulations on making it through the first round of the Poetry Soup contest with this poem. Best wishes in the finals. Karen
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Date: 5/3/2010 1:11:00 PM
i like poetry that brings me above the written word, to where i enjoy the most - above the garbage in life but along side thoughts and dreams where there is peace and reality for me - and you too. thank you, chuck
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Date: 5/3/2010 9:27:00 AM
Many congrats on your featured piece. Rgds Janette
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Date: 5/3/2010 4:19:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week at PoetrySoup. May you have many more features Stewart. Love,Carol
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Date: 1/2/2010 5:00:00 PM
Nice use of rhyme and imagery for a creative view. Welcome to Poetry Soup! I hope you enjoy your time spent with us. Best wishes with your writing. Karen
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Date: 1/1/2010 6:21:00 PM
What a good write, deep thoughts! You know there's a contest about how to build a spaceship..this verse might fit the bill well! I don't like cities either! Give me a forest or a field or a mountain any day over "buildings!" Light & Love (OH welcome to the soup!)
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