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New Power Flower

  ONE: Book of  Kings /What kind of man can laugh in prison?  / the kings answered " a man who is free"/ just then , a trumpet sounded/ a throne and a crown / were passed throughout/ the alleys and the main streets/ where it's shine brightened and glistened throughout / it's journeyed path, never dull never dulled,again/ 40 gold alters, 40 cubits by 40 cubits gold/ were built from this wisdom/ a man who is free/ democracies/ do not fight /each other/only kings who are not kings/ blame others for their failures.  TWO: waste lands / the herds of cattle are perplexed/ because they have no pasture/ clouds but no rain/purple bottomed bruised clouds of/ no rain/dark darker blue,than blue can ever be/ the wreckage of the heathen/ who appear as angels/ but are not!/ cannot see themselves/ when they look in the mirror/hold a mirror to their faces, and they will die!/ the civil war soldier says "the saddest part is that we are all Americans"/ and atlas just shrugged once again/  THREE: more kings, more lands/  Lucy in the sky with daffodils/ What happened to these generations?/  yellow and flowering, yellowing and flowering/ yellow, flowering ,suns/ purple bruised clouds/a dark darker blue, than blue can ever be/the last of the days' sun/disappearing, but for one/last sliver/ hanging/still/in the sky/not completely ,letting go/ atlas can/still/ rise/ but now ,not even rain/ not even clouds/ the civil war soldier says/" the quicker we hit bottom,/ the quicker we start turning around"/  Lucy in the sky with daffodils,geraniums,carnations/ what happened to these generations?/ the monks chanting" the quicker we hit bottom/ the quicker we turn around"/ Krishna , Krishna, Shanti, shanti/  watch as anglo eyes become more slant/ and asian eyes become more round/dark skin more golden/ white skin more bronzed/ Krishna, alleluia, amen./ as atlas prepared to step forward/ the streets and sidewalks , lightened with the sun.

Copyright © Gregg Banter | Year Posted 2011

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Poet Destroyer A Date: 3/25/2016 2:16:00 PM Awesome to read this one again, Gregg, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. LOVE LINDA Login to Reply

Skat A Date: 7/28/2015 10:30:00 PM Gregg, I enjoyed reading your poem today. Take Care. **SKAT** Login to Reply Gregg Banter Date: 8/6/2015 7:20:00 PM It makes me happy to hear (read) I've looked through a lot of your work and found it quite good / not just of romantic sort / but a step up in a more worldly way you seem to be growing as a poet /I also like the works of destroyer so seeing your collaborations is exciting / good vibrations Gregg Taylor Banter author of Wolves and Wildflowers

Poet Destroyer A Date: 1/16/2012 5:03:00 PM Hi..Gregg, is this the only poem you have... Could of sworn another one...lol..better yet hurry and write us another one... Ill be back...pd Login to Reply Gregg Banter Date: 8/6/2015 7:48:00 PM Hi miss destroyer / your work destroys me /recent work is the best yet / good vibrations ! Gregg Taylor Banter author of Wolves and Wildflowers

Poet Destroyer A Date: 1/1/2012 5:20:00 PM Hello, Gregg, how are you? A very inquiring poem. i see much beauty through the images in your poem, Enjoyed... best wishes this year, can't wait to read more of your work this year. Always ~p.d. Login to Reply

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 12/16/2011 6:39:00 AM I enjoyed reading your poetry this morning Gregg. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I am going to see if I can write something for a couple contests this weekend. Hope you find the inspiration to do the same. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. Love, Carol Login to Reply