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One Ancient Measure

One Ancient Measure 

I rise with an effort 
known only to those 
who follow in comfort 
their subjective goals 

using one ancient measure 
the dead piled in rows 
and there lies a treasure 
that only God knows 

the deep roar of thunder 
in riotous rhythm explodes 
from on high lighting under 
the flood of the rain on the roads 

the dead and the living are walking 
together with righteous regard in their eyes 
and their timber-toned talking 
is mixed with their tortueous cries 

war is more than the hell you pass through 
below and above dripping blood after blood 
apocalyptic visions of the darkest new are due 
a septic condition for one's own revisionist flood

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 2/24/2011 4:31:00 PM
Well expressed lyrical thoughts on One ancient measure, tom
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