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A hundred flowers bloom


Gather your stones,
prepare to let fly
we'll rest on your shoulders,
we're one you and I

As weeping somme shadows
cast light on the broom,
we're all us and I,
let a hundred flowers bloom

I've been to the plains,
lotus fields and chrome peaks
seeking the words
you sought me speak, 
All I encountered as I melted there
was a hundred red flowers
on a burnt railway stair

Lather your bones
clench as you sigh
your word was your word
now an eye for an eye

As day loses sight,
on crimson in bloom
float a hundred wilted petals,
it's not safe to assume
— eliaszizou, Dec 19, 2009

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Seren

Seren

16 years 5 months ago

Dear Chairman

Just Beautiful ... bravo ... nothing to fault ;) its perfect as is love and hugs Jayne P.S I am fast becoming a fan :)
seabhac

seabhac

16 years 5 months ago

You do not dissapoint

Only 3 poems so far and still a clear style emerging. Can I ask if the line As weeping somme shadows is the somme a typo or intentional? I will be back... Thanks for sharing Seabhac