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River Life

Show me what you see each day Through your sparkling eyes of greens and browns Do you see the smiles, the tears and frowns On children's faces as they play Can you see beyond to the lilac heathers to the mountains tied with ribbons of snow Where the Red Grouse rest wearing rufous-brown feathers. Tell me what you hear each day Where life stands still in your darkness deep Where the Waterboatman lavae sleep Do you hear the laughter as children play Come twilight can you hear the Nightjar call In the heathland broken by clumps of trees And the cattle defended by sturdy wall. Whisper what you feel each day As small fingers tickle do you laugh and dance Under the stepping stones of risk and chance Do you feel their hearts slow down from play Can you feel the chill when the sun fades in the west When the motion has ceased and the lands laid to rest Don't answer these questions,I think you know best. By Michelle Makepeace

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 3/14/2009 4:17:00 PM
I love this "under the stepping stone of risk and chance" powerful imagery, beautiful poem, keep it up
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