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weeds of war---Poetry

October 14, 2007 10:54 PM EDT (Updated: October 14, 2007 10:58 PM EDT)

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listen to the world gone shallow
spirit is hunted as well haunted

dreams that soared are now sour
weeds take over reason tenuously

clamouring to get a hold, thriving
in the aftermath. thorns of combat

pierce all but the one who started it
closing his eyes, he refuses to budge.

“war goes on, it has from time immemorial”

©gautami.tripathy

~14 Oct 2007

Tags: free verse, modern poetry, gautami tripathy, poetry

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Erica C. Oct 14, 2007, 11:05pm EDT

You've hit the nail on the head, Gautami. All we can do now is wait for him and his evil machine to fade away.

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Tom C. Oct 14, 2007, 11:30pm EDT

Gautami - this is a bitterly apt rendition of the emotional casualty of war (aside from the obvious physical aspect). Your title is a beacon telling of the spiritual fields that have been stripped of everything, only to lie a broken bed for sordid weeds of all types.

Very nice.

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