autumn foliage
with smell of soil and decay -
the process of death
The brooding moorland
Is windswept and desolate...
And gives nothing back.
In this vast, hushed upper-land...
A very dreadful beauty!
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Inside that wide void...
A resounding emptiness
Which fills the whole sky.
For never greater volume
With such solitude than here.
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Strange, shrill calling birds
Above the rippling heather;
Their ragged shadows
Buoyed up on combing waves
Pushed out with each surge of wind.
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exceptional rocks
earth's earliest history -
a profound study
extraordinary
authentic - makes you humble ~
experiences
clean hydropower
iceland scenic waterfall ~
colorful rainbow
they say it`s all the boomers and X`s fault-
into the wound they rub the salt.
we planted a seed and watched it bloom-
never expected any handouts upon a golden spoon.
we had to save real hard-
just to buy our very first car.
every day was lived hand to mouth-
to buy-and to furniture the house.
without technology we created our own fun-
and if it went wrong-we learnt by the outcome.
no words could ever tear us apart-
we didnt cry, didnt take anything to heart.
we learnt you had to earn respect-
and nothing was given or to expect.
mother of pearl clouds
the twilight sky turned purple -
art inspiration
passionate desire
satisfying your cravings -
sweet wild raspberries
with sublime power
wild mountains and crystal lakes -
you're sure to love it
Limericks X
This is a more serious limerick:
The Abandoned Child’s Complaint
by Michael R. Burch
I hoped you might have loved me,
but you pushed me out to sea
like Moses, for some other
strange Egyptian mother:
Isis, Nefertiti.
Keywords/Tags: limerick, child. childhood, children, child abuse, baby, abandonment, unloved, love, unwanted, mother
in her solitude
independence at own risk ~
with quiet resolution
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captive by vista
your flay is ivory white -
sweet magnolia eyes
in nature's splendour
magical summer moments ~
an essential joy
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blessings abundant
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X-Ray
Seeing past the skin.
Everything is transparent.
Dark edges with azure bones.
Nothing is broken.
Portfolio is translucent.
A journey like no other.
A simple man just passing through.
Bones to the grave.
A new chapter awaits.
X-rays of the past.
With memories behind, you can fly at last.
A new body, a new spirit.
Inherit the clouds like oval garnets.
Melody at rest.
On air with balance.
A good life on earth.
Don’t weep for me in the dirt.
Up here there's no thirst.
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