dr_con Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 shadow and light I feel close to freedom today Ravens and other carrion eaters swoop through the early morning fog intent on finding remains for breakfast I see the corpses on July Fifth scattered by the corner store where new drunks arrange their blankets trying to forget roofs and beds their passable lives Even the birds don’t care about the American flag used bottle rockets firecrackers broken beer bottles and other signifiers of another failed attempt to bring back the dead child who reveled in wanton destruction pyrotechnics and torture of beings lower on the evolutionary ladder unable to distinguish between god and country or candy and vegetables That’s all gone now But we were talking about liberation Not the bright bang of sudden conversion or the rollercoaster of privilege and place but the impact of water on granite the gradual creation of cracks in what once seemed solid the inevitable collapse leaving only the vessel hollow but full of shadow and light at the root of it all. Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Poignant, lucid, hard-hitting -- this one's one of you best, Juris. I like the glimpse of the personal you deliver in this sobering, occasional piece. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thanks Tony! Do appreciate the feedback... DC&J Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 the impact of water on granite All the more reason for stoicism DR C...some would say. badge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fader Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Dr sometimes what lies in the shadows is more the truth than what lies in the light. We are easily blinded. Insightful poem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen M. Callirhoe Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I enjoyed juris. fader very wise reply. gives me something too bite on when talking to others who focus only on what they see not realising there is beauty in what we don't realize. Quote Larsen M. Callirhoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 Many Thanks Badge, Fader, Larsen for the feedback- Deeply appreciated... DC&J Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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