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Vanquished

-VANQUISHED- Upcoming sun that must rise in the East Vanquished in loss abandoned, flightless, baby flamingos a-traipsing down a barren road they go. One stands before me but how can I know? The problem is that we do not believe Deception of millions-acting naive Marching in columns our soldiers salute While turning their sisters into child prostitutes a friendly invitation in their millions they come Issuing papers and visas and stamps parcels of food and put them in camps bureaucratic mess how to deal with all these blankets and medicine to mass refugees But then I go quiet when I see what I've got . When asked to believe, how can I not? The arms of my bed beckons me "come" inviting my dreams into warm slumber land Slowing us down- resigns us to rest Prodigal sun goes down in the West

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Wilma Neels

Date: 8/8/2016 7:04:00 AM

Jannie, this is an awesome write. So relevant as well. Hope your week will be a good one :)

Jannie Breedt
Date: 8/28/2016 1:17:00 AM

Hi Wilma, thank you so much for visiting me again. So far 2016 has been a catastrophy but I turned 60 now the buck stop here. Where the hell are my keys...?

Funom Makama

Date: 8/6/2016 12:13:00 PM

This is awesome and fantastic. I love it in every way. Lovely, lovely, so lovely.

Jannie Breedt
Date: 8/28/2016 1:20:00 AM

Thank you thank you Fenom. I also visited your site and left my comments

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/20/2016 3:38:00 PM

wow, this is very good writing. So deep and so relevant! Love the symbolism of the sun in this poem.

Jannie Breedt
Date: 8/28/2016 1:26:00 AM

Hey Andrea, thank you again. I owe you a poem about the notorious càmps. I am still chewing on it.i will look you up too.