Keith O.J. Hunt Poet Rhyme

Hands Seeking Soft Petals

To-night when the sheep angels

   weave their heals,

   and all the world ends with sleep;

   to shadows of the day,

   symptoms of some truth lay ----

Buried to bid us due to a softer peace,

   a greater good soon to mold,

   with kinder eyes upon the world;

War had slipped to its death

   so gallant cliffs to trip ----

   for the unfettered feet of liberty,

   and the thrush bird in its song

Where flowers blush their good-news-hues

   along winding woods with the Piper 

   and his muse, a great tomb lay

   amid sylvan shade;

And all the children's hands seeking soft petals,
 
   begin to lay rainbow flowers for the fallen,

   watering them with their holy tears;

   and painted their smiles in the white rills ----

   and upon the scarlet about the hills,

Peace did sing to soothe,

   (hands seeking soft petals)

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Charmaine Chircop April 30, 2014 at 4:15 PM Just just very beautiful.I was missing this kind of poetry..Awsome!! Keith O.J. Hunt April 30, 2014 at 6:09 PM Glad you're back Charmaine! missed your wonderful input; I love this piece too, I feel as a poet to be responsible and promote peace and the 'true' richness of life, and love --- always she and her delightful needs... will check to see if you posted anything new.... are you back now for awhile? Keith

Paul Callus April 25, 2014 at 4:58 PM "hands seeking soft petals" ... not gun or sword. may peace reign supreme. // paul

Jan Allison April 25, 2014 at 11:40 AM beautiful sentiment in this poem Keith. Hugs Jan x

Louise Holley April 24, 2014 at 1:13 PM This is a wonderful poem Keith. I adore the sentiment within it. Keith O.J. Hunt April 25, 2014 at 9:28 AM Glad you enjoyed Louise, appreciate the visit!

Anne-Lise Andresen April 24, 2014 at 12:50 PM - A touching, deep and well written poem,Keith - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser April 24, 2014 at 11:33 AM First third and fourth stanzas......remarkable... Reflective write... The title a catchy one... , olive eloisa here:) God bless you always ;) Keith O.J. Hunt April 25, 2014 at 9:27 AM Thanks for the visit Olive!