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Sweet Life of Mine

Rolling fields. Golden glow. Shine brightly to my soul. Fresh. Free. Fallen. Forever in your hands. Earth kissed feet. Hardened hands working tight, stubborn dirt. Curse on curse alive in me. Snake strikes! My soul writhes Crush his head now dear one! He strikes again- Fierce and bitter. Poison in my soul rotting all my life. Days tripping into years- Lost for fallen times. Ah, sweet sorrow. Oh, precious pain of tears unfallen. Aching moments plenty. There is peace in rolling rivers that sit in lakes so still. Mountains jagged, Halting at the plain of flat golden fields. Corpses can't cry. Dead men don't hear the dirges of the living. No tears have been found in locked coffins unearthed. But even there, In the abyss of night, The soul can mourn... Alone. Curse upon curse. Ever a curse. Ah, sweet life of mine. Turn like the river to the falls. Flow like blood from the painful, pierced side. Dear, dear days drip away like the mad man's malady in the endless tombs of tight concrete lives. Golden fields forever? Curse upon curse. Lies mounting the dung of deception upon our heads. Night upon night. Joy upon joy. Curse upon curse. Ah, sweet life of mine!

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Date: 3/9/2011 4:07:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one of PoetrySoup's contest. The best to you in the finals Christopher. Love Carol
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Date: 8/23/2010 10:00:00 PM
Enjoying this monday night reading, thank you for the read,, enjoyed your write..P.D.
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Date: 8/23/2010 7:33:00 AM
I like the irony, Christopher. The poem starts out with peaceful images, but makes a U-Turn to reveal inner fears. Very powerful poem. The sad part reminds me of my last post. We are thinking alike right now. Best wishes to you, Carolyn
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Date: 8/23/2010 3:20:00 AM
I could detect wit, humor and sarcastic expressions in your poem, Christopher
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Date: 8/23/2010 12:42:00 AM
I Love the sarcasm re 'sweetness of life'. .deep poem. .great work!
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