The Kettledrum

drops of rain
from 
every cloud
beat 
upon 
the 
earth
like a
kettledrum
while
the
mountain of tears
when
God knows 
how to cry
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Gorelick Avatar
January 10, 2009 at 5:41 PM
This is terrific...Glad to read your work. BG
Curcio Avatar
January 10, 2009 at 1:18 PM
Lovely lovely - I like the allusion to a kettledrum :-)
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