by Matthew Emmett Townsend

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The world blew the wind away... (meop a)

February 27, 2007 06:41 PM EST (Updated: February 27, 2007 06:45 PM EST)

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The world blew the wind away . . .

The world blew the wind away

Under the earth, the clouds receive rain

I work my hate

I runneth over my cup

My homework ate my dog today

I not wanted it any other way

The tears caused the pain

When life died, we began to breathe

It is a mouse ate cat world

Snowing fools and ambulance chasers

Writing songs with erasers

Banging chalkboards, the writing is in the dust

The peace fought the war this way

The blasts wiped the bombs off the ground

Little children invaded the troops

Peace declared but no one was home

Honest Politicians lie in their graves

Listening no one any day now

Raining in the singing

Dusting in the mind

Wonder do I why

Singing underwater

Hope ends the pleading

Band-Aids begin the bleeding

Friend will you be me

Pain will you take from me

Joy will you beat into my head

An enemy in need is indeed

The world blew the wind away...

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Comments: 28

sheila ~the hapless housewife~ j. Feb 27, 2007, 6:56pm EST

Good job!

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Matthew Emmett Townsend Feb 27, 2007, 7:02pm EST

knaht uoy, boB

Thank you Sheila J...

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Anne Marie A. Feb 27, 2007, 7:16pm EST

interesting meop

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Matthew Emmett Townsend Feb 27, 2007, 7:16pm EST

But Andrea,

Is it truly a life turned backwards?

I mean we are being told that winning the war is wrong we must lose in order to be right

That children because they breath not air yet are not alive

That being challenged as a child to do better is bad for self esteem

That Al Gore cares about the Environment... evidence to the contrary

That believing in right and wrong is wrong...

That living immoral lives is not wrong just a different life style... so condemn me not when I eat my neighbors for dinner, after all that is the lifestyle I choose...

In a world where a little girl named AMBER needs to be remembered with a concept that strikes fear in every parents heart...

Get it...

The poem is not all that backwards.... but the world is ...

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Matthew Emmett Townsend Feb 27, 2007, 7:18pm EST

Thank you ennA,

I am glad you like it Liz,

I have missed seeing your comments on my writing... it means allot...

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Matthew Emmett Townsend Feb 27, 2007, 7:27pm EST

Marilee, Thank you so much. I have never had anyone say that about my poetry....

=+)

Well Crafted, hummmm

so my hen scratch has turned into a craft...

this cool is truly

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Dale Coparanis Feb 27, 2007, 7:38pm EST

Emmett - looking at your poem/meop you can see why the enemy is indeed prince of this world. The manipulation of truth and the hooks he uses are very evident when you look at things from a slightly different perspective.

Outstanding job.

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Fletcher Hawkins Feb 27, 2007, 9:05pm EST

Every word read my understanding.

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Matthew Emmett Townsend Feb 27, 2007, 9:15pm EST

rehctelf snikwaH, have you indeed understanding

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Susan *. Feb 27, 2007, 9:18pm EST

Emmett....you got inside my head and put into words all the mish mosh that has been rushing through my thoughts...I like this so much. It is a study in opposites yet it reminds me of the random messages that float through our heads just before we sleep...thank you for posting this....would it be OK if I copied this off and kept it to read later? It moves me and I would like to have a hard copy if that is Ok.

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Matthew Emmett Townsend Feb 27, 2007, 9:26pm EST

Susan you may always have a printout of my writing...

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Wendy F. Feb 27, 2007, 9:37pm EST

Heh, I really liked that ! Great job

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Matthew Emmett Townsend Feb 27, 2007, 10:07pm EST

Ok you may all, gather.com Gatherites print a copy for yourselves of this an any other poem of mine I post here on Gather. You may not sell it... nor publish it... But you may of course print a copy for yourself.

Thank you for the compliment and respect you have given me by asking about that...

Emmett

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Dawne Joy Feb 27, 2007, 11:17pm EST

I loved the form of it. It flowed. Even without reading the words, it was pretty to look at.

"joy will you beat into my head?"
~some people are just like that...

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Dolphi D. Feb 28, 2007, 1:44am EST

Excellent work, Emmett!

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Sensational Sadie Sexy Senior Sitizen Feb 28, 2007, 9:57am EST

Good Job Emmet! It says what so many of us are thinking.

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Ricky Fico Feb 28, 2007, 3:45pm EST

Convoluted path! Yes Emmett, our thoughts aligned to the whims of the world. Good job! Thanks for sharing!

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Matthew Emmett Townsend Feb 28, 2007, 7:15pm EST

Um who the devil flagged this poem???

Hello???

Any Ideas anyone?

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Matthew Emmett Townsend Feb 28, 2007, 7:48pm EST

ok they fixed it cool.....

Flagging is gone... thank you Gather.com

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Linda R. Feb 28, 2007, 8:02pm EST

Great poem. I came over to see why it was flagged. I'm glad to see that the flag was removed.

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flit . Feb 28, 2007, 8:51pm EST

I'm glad it was cleared up quickly

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John F Walter Mar 1, 2007, 8:39am EST

You use contrariety brilliantly in this piece, M. Emmett, I enjoyed your poem very much.

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Matthew Emmett Townsend Mar 1, 2007, 2:39pm EST

Thank you John,

Thanks for checking in Flit...

And thank you Linda,

yes when I found it flagged I was amazed, but within 1/2 hour they removed it.. may have been flagged for awhile tough, but I was not online to see it.

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Jacqueline B. Mar 2, 2007, 6:27am EST

Great work. Keep it up.

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HGM Moya Goatley Mar 9, 2007, 6:19pm EST

Write wish I too a meop. Moya

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Felicia R. Jan 9, 2008, 9:48am EST

First thing:

I would like to say sorry for taking a while to get to your article. I have been away from gather for a while and I am finally getting to the 3000 plus emails I have awaiting me on here to go through. so I am starting from the most recent received to the first I ever received.... So now I am finally able to read your piece. Thank you for sending me the link to this article.

Now second thing:

I really loved this poem. I am sorry to come and check it out so late after it was written, but I am finally having a chance to get through my messages like I mentioned before... But I really liked this, and please keep up the great work, you got a ten from me. :o)

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