Dead Man

giant black dogs
corner in the back yard
snarling
black sky simmers overhead 
a dirty cauldron
there are never enough warm clothes
in the closet
for a dead man
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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February 12, 2010 at 6:51 AM
hmmm. not fully sure what to think on this work - yet... - I will have to read more of your other poems to see more of your style and to begin to understand you. Thanks for the comments on my poem. I appreciate that - maybe God bless you and yours Mightily in this Matter this year 2010. Continue to enjoy your Gift of Poetry - All the Best - and Ciao for now.
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February 4, 2010 at 4:34 PM
Creative and descriptive poem.. SOUP MAIL
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