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Some Men With Broken Hearts

Some men with broken hearts faint To never trust nor hope still I, a withered plant, found life Again after drought Parched through howling dust of years The land disfigured my root I bore but sparse, rough, gnarled fruits Borne away in chains Of chest crackling winds. What dew Was there was only mercy Enough for groaning branches Of a tree to wait The overhanging clouds death Its white demure face blackened With pregnant cells for joy Faith lives for the rain Mere desire becomes dust soon In the lynching rays of sun But true love nothing ruins, time Docks hearts where they pine So cloud and ship yet you come Wet with cargoes of my dream Bringing cargoes fresh of life Loving me again Some men with broken hearts faint Yet true love in all abuse Hopes and never dies. Lord, teach All men to believe

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Audrey Haick

Date: 10/2/2010 10:29:00 PM

These are words of wisdom to all, David....Thanks for sharing your gift and these words with us. Hope you're doing well. Peace, love, Audrey

Sally Casey

Date: 10/1/2010 8:26:00 PM

Hi David, thank you for reading my poetry, and im glad we are friends (= I really enjoyed this poem, even though it took me a while to understand; only because it's so sophisticated and well written! I love your style of writing !!! (=

Thvia Shetley

Date: 9/30/2010 1:13:00 PM

You truly hit the last two stanzas out of the park, very strong way to end this poem! In spite of minimal punctuation and the capitalization of the first word on every line, your work is surprisingly easy to read the first time through but because of these I always read through a second and third time. The second time to correct anything I tripped up on the first time and the third time for the pure enjoyment and absorption of the poem! You're such an easy favorite!