Monthly Archives: August 2016

Stand Up

Strings pulled jump dance try to stop and you won’t get a chance they’ll deny you three times prove that crime pays start screaming in your face laces out have no doubt they’ll hang you with a shoelace switch to … Continue reading

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#PoetsForPeace – 140 Contributions by Poets Around the World! Thank you!

Originally posted on forgottenmeadows:
Hello Everyone ~ Michael , Marie and I are joyously overwhelmed by the tremendous response we have been receiving on the #PoetsForPeace collaboration initiated by Michael from the Poetry Channel, and hosted here on forgottenmeadows. You have surpassed…

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Cover Cross

The years have flown by, the ink has long dried but I lost God somewhere in the sand this cross I still bear so my story I share and here on my own I now stand I am not bragging … Continue reading

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Pages Turning

time is speeding up slip sliding sand through breaking glass seconds minutes hours days weeks months years gone too fast this moments in the past already long gone blown away today fades to tomorrow too soon another yesterday and grey … Continue reading

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Bridge

The cable was strong binding the two together but after years and stormy weather it began to show signs of age and as a new storm raged it started to fray until one day only the thinnest wire remained and, … Continue reading

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No Fear

The angry Gods have made their choice cut out our tongues removed our voice burned our crops and plagued our land broke our legs cut off our hands gouged out our eyes cut off our ears they’re angry, we still … Continue reading

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Refuge

Seeking refuge from the storm the air’s on fire chaos the norm black and blue and shades of grey my soul is tired but I’m okay thank you for this milk and bread bless you now my child is fed … Continue reading

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Cut My Mic

The cat’s in the cradle and the bullet wound is fatal and this soup needs a ladle get your feet off of the table stop dancing around take this pill and go to town and don’t let them get you … Continue reading

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Tomorrow

Tomorrow, the war will end and the bombs will stop falling. They will send young men and young women back home to their families in big cities and farm towns where they’ll melt rifles down to make pickaxes which they’ll … Continue reading

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Ho’olehua Night

The brightening light of the Hoku moon lets us know we should head home soon we have to rise with the August sun today has ended tonight has come let’s get home and light the fire then sing and dance … Continue reading

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