Cherries In a Box

Cherries in a Box

Cherries in a box
Foxes hot to trot
The angels fall from the mystic clouds
Onto the roman ruins on mountaintops

Lions Roar
Violins weep musical rain drop tears
Eaten is the soul of man
As the ancient crowds jump and cheer

Ero arrests the reporters of his sins
Palaces and waltzes saturated in gin
As the devil creeps up behind the gate 
His destiny to change the human conditions fate

The skies are dark
Chocolate from the child’s sweat
Cherries all lined up in a box
Ah but will it be us humans next

Olive branches hiding lustful deceit
The groves of the masses become deplete
Never resting, never complete
Cherries sour, sold as sweet

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 5/19/2016 3:35:00 AM
Took me a few reads to get to grips with most of the richness of this poem, Arthur. Great content and an equally great ending. Still in doubt about Ero....I'm relating it to the Japanese erotic literary/artistic movement. ~ Regards // paul
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Date: 5/5/2016 9:44:00 PM
oh, my DEEP and DARK (chocolate. haha) JK. DARK poem with mythical overtones. Splendid!
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 5/5/2016 9:49:00 PM
Thanks Andrea, I just emailed as I received this!!! :)
Date: 5/4/2016 9:56:00 PM
Arthur, Wonderful creation. Fell happy to read. Super 7 from me..........//:) hugs
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Date: 5/3/2016 4:01:00 PM
i'm with most of those below, arthur.. what a cohesive, impactful last stanza that clinches the desolate feel of your piece...ohh so lovely..huggs
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Date: 5/3/2016 12:59:00 AM
That is masterful Arthur, love the last stanza. Regards, Craig
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Date: 5/2/2016 11:26:00 PM
very vivid Arthur, i like how your violins weep musical raindrop tears, thats beautiful
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 5/5/2016 10:12:00 PM
You are so kind, thank you
Date: 5/1/2016 11:43:00 PM
Extremely eerie, historically stimulating, cerebral piece!!!I read it 5 times and I'm faving it so that perhaps I may understand better at another date:)YOU ROCK
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 5/2/2016 12:00:00 AM
and you are so kind!
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