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It Can Not Stay

I was once told the gold in life can not stay That just like the harvest moon, it can not stay That while night shall always give birth to day We should not dream of light, it can not stay Rage, Rage against the dying of the light, the old sages say But why battle against fate, even it can not stay And we abhor the moon and what in darkness may lay But our fears will leave soon, it can not stay We hope and pray for heroes to keep our nightmares at bay But even heroes die, they can not stay And you, Little Bear, whose pains are all that light the way Even Bears have faltering strength, but the sputter can not stay

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 10/17/2012 1:25:00 PM
A very well done poem Nick, I like it a lot !!! - oxox Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 10/17/2012 8:45:00 AM
A fatalistic piece with references to Robert Frost and Dylan Thomas...end rhymes are effectively employed. I enjoyed reading your poem.
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