wolfycat

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On A Homeless Man's Death

Posted Feb 26, 2011 · 54 lines · 3 critiques

A homeless man lay dying
On a bleak and wintry day
People purposely avoided him
As if he was in their way

God’s angels watched in wonder
Surely, someone would care
To help this fellow human
But, they only acted unaware

He had helped a threatened woman
He fought to save her life
And the man that tried to harm her
Attacked the homeless man with his knife

People kept on walking
As tears fell down his face

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The life poured from inside him
As he prayed for dying grace

Dear Lord, I tried to save her
I think she got away
Be near me as I die, Lord
Help me Lord, I pray

I’m ready Lord, to meet you
My life’s been filled with strife
I have no home to go to
I’ve had a painful life

I’ve been to Vietnam, Lord
My soul is sad and scarred
And living on the street
Is lonely, cold, and hard

Most people, they reject me
They do not understand
And when I leave this street, Lord
Please hold me in your Hands

Then, The Lord said:

My son, I understand you
I never had a home
I was rejected by my people
I was killed by my very own

I know the pain you’ve gone through
I see that no one cares
People can be greedy
Some don’t like to share

That’s why I came to get you
On this bleak and wintry day
I know your heart’s been lonely
I hear you when you pray

I wanted to make sure
They knew how much you cared
That’s why I chose you, son
To save the life I spared

Now come home, my dear child
Your soul is finally free
I’ve been waiting for you
You’ll spend eternity with me

catherine m howell 4 ~ 2010

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Received a critique
on The Wounds Of A Friend from @weirdelf
"you have been truly missed. Got any new work?"
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February 2011
27 Sun

Received a critique
on On A Homeless Man's Death from @Candlewitch
"I cried while reading this. I love that it was written in two parts. A very sad and emotional write. I have no suggestions. You moved me deeply with your observations and concern. A damned fine write! love, Cat"
26 Sat

Received a critique
on On A Homeless Man's Death from @scribbler
"coincidence that I'm working on a poem about people being more than just what they seem. A few ideas that may help rhyme : L-3 change purposely to on purpose ( seems to sound better when read aloud) L-10 try Fighting to…"
26 Sat

Received a critique
on On A Homeless Man's Death from @themoonman
"A sad story indeed, sadder that it is at least somewhat based on truth. I enjoyed the read and was moved by it, despite the simple rhyming and the not quite there rhythm, but a simple count of syllables could help with…"
26 Sat

Posted a poem
On A Homeless Man's Death
"A homeless man lay dying"
Open thread 54 lines
26 Sat

Critiqued
"LATE WINTER'S NIGHT With Shirley Harrison's help" by @scribbler
"I like the pictures this brings to my thoughts:))) wolfy"
25 Fri

Received a critique
on The Wounds Of A Friend from @Candlewitch
"I was often vaporized in her endless agendas, Left behind in her angry, dust storms, Spun furiously in her lethal tornadoes, And burned completely, by her acid rains. and... Though, I escaped her fermented grasp, Her cl…"
21 Mon

Received a critique
on The Wounds Of A Friend from @Geezer
"to let this flow a little bit better, I offer a few little changes. You might say: And [seriously] burned by her acid rains No one was exempt from [the] pious arrogance that had bought a home behind her cold eyes And da…"
21 Mon

Received a critique
on The Wounds Of A Friend from @weirdelf
"a woman who takes shit from n0-one. Destructive, mean, but protecting herself in a mans world. My only suggestion is give her a bit of credit for it."
21 Mon

Posted a poem
The Wounds Of A Friend
"She was as effervescently complicated"
Open thread 23 lines
20 Sun

Critiqued
"A long way from home " by @shirley harrison
"You, my friend, are a very brave lady! Emigrating, alone, and having to acclimate yourself to a new area and atmosphere is very exciting and adventurous!! I applaud you:) Bravo!! Kind Regards, wolfy"
20 Sun

Critiqued
"A long way from home " by @shirley harrison
"I LOVED this. I have often felt "invisible" in a room "full" of people. PLease, if I have mistaken your meaning, enlighten me. Kind Regards, wolfy"
20 Sun

Critiqued
"Ripples and Echos..." by @Geezer
"Listening and comprehension...art forms! Great write:) wolfy"
20 Sun

Critiqued
"Fear of Poetry" by @ephraimcrud
"I really liked this:) Personally, we should always strive to write what is in our own heart and stay true to self. Not everyone will like what we put out there. It would be a pretty boring world if we were all the same…"
20 Sun

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"Brain Rush" by @Pixee
"I liked the intensity of this write. One observation: oh gosh...Geezer already said it:))) kind regards, wolfy"
20 Sun

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From Mom And Dad Dec 83'
"“From mom and dad dec 83’ “"
Open thread 47 lines
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Received a critique
on Winter Oaks from @Eduardo Cruz
"I love this write a great deal, for autunm is my favorite time of year, I 've written many poems on the subject. your is absolutly fantiatic. Eddie C."
18 Fri

Critiqued
"Birthday! (tomboy)" by @Candlewitch
"This one is oh, so painful. I agree about breaking it up into stanzas, otherwise, a very strong read. kind regards, wolfycat"
18 Fri

Critiqued
"LADDERS" by @scribbler
"A nice read about coping and struggles, as one ages. The only thing I would change is in the first line, last stanza: I would remove one of the "stills" because two of the same word in one line seems like too much. It i…"
18 Fri

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on The Wounds Of A Friend from @Candlewitch

on The Wounds Of A Friend from @Geezer

on The Wounds Of A Friend from @weirdelf

"A long way from home " by @shirley harrison

"A long way from home " by @shirley harrison

"Ripples and Echos..." by @Geezer

"Fear of Poetry" by @ephraimcrud

"Brain Rush" by @Pixee

on Winter Oaks from @Eduardo Cruz

"Birthday! (tomboy)" by @Candlewitch

"LADDERS" by @scribbler

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on "The Untended Garden" by @mugsy

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