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Split-Cloth Chair

No longer can I plant and mow; My life is at its ebb and old. I come into my unkempt garden, And sigh in my split-cloth chair. My thoughts and dreams fly above, Above this trampled world, Where having the same as everyone else No longer is of any import. Uneven breezes are unnoticed As are silent singing birds. My being rises, transported above Where toil and worry lie below. David, dear David sings his heaven-sent songs And I long to understand, but I, not a warrior am. My spirit lies back In my unkempt garden Rising above his fights and foes. Where he and I are both as one; Loved by the same God above, while I come into my unkempt garden, And sigh in my split-cloth chair.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 8/4/2018 10:54:00 AM
sun, a resplendent write coming for the soul... much enjoyed..huggs
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 8/7/2018 9:43:00 AM
Thank you so much, Nette!
Date: 8/3/2018 6:05:00 PM
The author uses wonderful imagery and maintains a poetic interest throughout the whole piece as memories and mysteries are explored. Emile.
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 8/3/2018 6:20:00 PM
Thank you so much for this thoughtful comment. I've corrected "it" to "is."

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