We toil towards tomorrow
& till these gardens of sacred stone,
seeking fertile soil beneath
to sow the seeds of sustenance
within these hills ~
back bent in laborious dreams,
we salvage our unwieldy crop
to build walls to shield us from storms
& bolster bridges to find our way Home ~
to mark the final destinations
of our beloved kin...
Nothing fragile can grow in this wilderness ~
yet, there is a gentleness
surrounding this languid landscape,
an echo from the mountains
they once contained...
One fine day,
we will feast on their leavings
around a warming blaze,
a circle of rocks
holding embers
in their eternal embrace...
~ April 4, 2006
12:05 a.m.
Author notes
Picture credit: 'Ritual Ground' by Rassouli
www.rassouli.com/
Written April 4th, 2006
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Thank you, Caliente...I'm glad you liked it...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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Thank you, Victoria...I'm glad you liked it...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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Thank you, Angel of wolves...I'm glad you liked it...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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Nope...
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is this a graveyard poem?
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well done
Thank you for such a poem. Totally awesome write. Enjoyed it. Very expressive. Keep penning.
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Soooo very well done, my friend! I wish you the best of luck in this contest!
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Thank you, Theroseislovely...I'm glad you liked it...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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Thank you, Red...I'm glad you liked it, Lady...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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Thank you, John...I'm glad you liked it so much...Keep writing, my Friend...This World needs all the Poets it can hold... Wanda
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Thank you for hosting such inspiring contests, twistasista2006...I'm glad you liked it...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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Thank you, Dear Soul...I'm glad you liked it, Zayra...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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Wow this was good, very deep, and so soulful!
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This is lovely Hope now I know why you have that name..hopeful
writing.
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Nothing fragile can grow in this wilderness--
I love that, and the next stanza, that hints of the glorious past of pastures, that they too, once may have peaked from atop a rocky crag! All things change, and what was once down, may be up again! I loved your comment about the quiet man too--one of my john-hero favorites! You have such a graceful conservancy of words Wanda, able to express very deep emotions with the smallest of phrase. I hope to grow more in that talent! wonderful job, Poetess! -
Well, that takes my breath away. I see the ancients in this poem. I sense the awareness of the negative and positive in the world that makes for such beauty. Thank you for entering this humble poet's contest.
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The last stanza is really powerful! You are right, your poetry is really growing these days.
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Thank you, Chickyyyy...I'm glad you liked it...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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Thank you, circes lover...There was...I'm glad you liked it...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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Bravo
Ah, I like this one; I think you did the stone concept very well. I also like the contrast between the hard stone and the gentle landscape... -
Thank you for your kind words, Silvayne...The main requirement was that the poem had to have the word 'stone' in it, sooo...it works... I was kinda thinking of the John Wayne/Maureen O'Hara movie, 'The Quiet Man'...Ireland, rather than Scotland, although I believe your terrain is rather rocky, as well...I remembered the scene where they were gathering stones from the soil...I'm glad you enjoyed it so much...Be well, Poet... Wanda
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it seems as though much thought was put into this, great job
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Poor Scribe...I'm sorry your back is all achy, Sweetness...but yes, a KING~sized bed for Ian is a good thing...a vewwy, vewwy good thing...Thanks, my Friend...
Wanda
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Home-bound
I felt more earth in this poem than stone itself, in relation to the contest... but forgetting all that, I absolutely adored this poem! It reminds me of home (Scotland). Beautiful.
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my back is playing up again
i have to move a bit today too eek but i will struggle through, i do get a king size double bed for nothing at the end of it so...
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