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Seldom Seen

rare birds in 
view 
    amongst the reeds 
a site which onlookers 
have waited 
   long to see
It will be noted 
    in their annals 
a dream come true 
     for some 
Don't be put off 
   by the difficulties
   the bird takes flight 
and it's soon out of sight 
Yesterday a memory 
  Tomorrow a wispy cloud of hope 
Such as seldom 
    seen in this land
Take note of it before 
  it disappears into the mist

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 9/16/2011 3:58:00 PM
Many thoughts this raises in me Matthew, i also enjoy the setting you have used, pleased to read...
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Date: 9/11/2011 6:45:00 PM
among the top 5 poems I've seen on here, it's understated and delicately expressed as good writing often is
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Date: 9/11/2011 2:30:00 PM
a twichers poem i think, with a hidden message. for it will all be gone if we dont respect the land. i like this write, good poetry
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