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The Dance of Death

Misty dawn opens its arms
Silent street not a sound
Flowers spread some exotic charm
Honey bees all over abound
A sinister killer is just around
The silent streets weave and dance
The trees rap in a mystical trance
Bridges collapse to the music of seismic waves
They burn, they crumple, not a chance
As exotic flowers swing on lonesome graves

09/3/2012

By Tahera Mannan

For Nette’s “Let’s dance” contest

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 5/30/2015 1:57:00 PM
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Date: 5/28/2012 1:01:00 PM
very eerie this is, Tahera. Very "outside the box" way to have done Nette's contest. I see it won and that is GREAT. Belated congrats to you on your unique entry for dance.
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Date: 3/19/2012 11:20:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Nette's "Let's Dance" contest Tahera. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/17/2012 2:54:00 PM
ohh, bleak and so beautiful, tahera.. so glad you came by; missing you!. a powerful write!.. congrats on your win in my contest.:) huggs
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Date: 3/17/2012 12:38:00 PM
Nature can be beautiful and nature can be cruel. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce
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Date: 3/17/2012 12:00:00 PM
congrats Tahera on a lovely win for this wonderful poetic art expression of death dance luv..
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Date: 3/9/2012 8:20:00 AM
Beautiful
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Tahera Mannan
Date: 3/9/2012 11:21:00 PM
Thanks Heather
Date: 3/9/2012 5:53:00 AM
beautifully crafted dizain you have here..all the best for the contest........~sashi
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Tahera Mannan
Date: 3/9/2012 7:22:00 AM
Thanks Sashi.
Date: 3/8/2012 11:15:00 PM
Reading this reminded me of the short story "By the Waters of Babylon" by the late Stephen Vincent Benet. This is a fine example of a dizain poem.
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Tahera Mannan
Date: 3/9/2012 7:23:00 AM
Thanks Robert. How are you?

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