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Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (1/9/2010 7:39:14)
Whispering Fog A dense grey fog descends upon the land A gloom to match the gloom within my heart It hangeth heavy, shrouding all in mist The fog doth swirls in ever-changing shapes And in these shapes my disillusioned brain Invents a vision of thy radiant face And through this veil of most depressing grey What once was clear now shrouds itself in doubt The cold air quivers with your whispering voice C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (1/11/2010 3:13:20)
Ambition To those who see how high I set my goals-- And ask: “Why strive for that which cannot be?” I say to you: “The higher set the bar-- The higher those that strive for it will leap. Though I may not achieve that final mark It is in trying that I reach new heights.” C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (1/13/2010 21:06:22)
The Dance of the Satyrs I woke one night, no longer wanting sleep And wandered out upon the rolling hills That lay dotted with peaceful forests green My bare feet lightly crushed the velvet grass I wandered free; my mind knew not my way When all at once, methinks I did perceive A hint of music floating on the air I knew not whence it came, but listened still And when it came again I set my course To whence my ear did say it seemed to come At length, as I grew closer I could hear The reedy music of a shepherd’s pipes I came upon a clearing midst the trees And what I saw caused me astonishment My petty mind consumed in wonderment For there in that clearing amidst the trees Lit palely by a silvery glowing moon I saw what now is thought no more than myth Full twenty Satyrs saw I at a glance Carefree as larks that danced upon the wind To haunting tune that from rude pipes did flow I hid among the trees, and gazed in awe For who am I, to witness such a sight? The tempo changed; the dance grew faster The wind picked up, clouds scraped the sky When suddenly, before my watching eyes They simply disappeared, no trace remained That any dance had ever taken place And so, somehow, my mind with wonder filled I wandered back betwixt the rolling hills And found, at length, myself at home once more Returning to the bed from which I'd fled Only to witness such a miracle Then Morpheus came to stake his claim on me And into peaceful sleep I helpless fell C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (1/16/2010 12:37:48)
I Go Gentle Into That Good Night My life has been a wand’ring path, With many twists and turns. So many times I’ve gone astray, So much I’ve had to learn. I look back on the life I’ve lived, The time I’ve spent on earth. So many smiles of sorrow-- So many tears of mirth. I think about the day you left, No more does my heart grieve. For I am sure that very soon, Together we shall be. And so, as mist doth cloud my sight, I go gentle into that good night. C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (1/18/2010 10:25:27)
I’m Two Years Old I’m two years old, still young, still small I write with crayons on the wall I’m eight years old, a happy child I live and play, carefree and wild I’ve fourteen years, and things have changed No more is life so clear and plain I’m eighteen now, no more so young My life as me has now begun I’m twenty eight, I share my life With the woman I now call my wife I’m thirty now, and we are three My wife and I, and our baby Two more years pass, she now is two The cycle doth begin anew. C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (1/19/2010 9:43:58)
Sad Reality It is the sad reality-- That there are some, who in this life, Have eyes through which they cannot see; And live lives plagued with tears and strife. The sun's warm rays perceive they not; They have not seen its golden light. Instead it is their curséd lot, To live in everlasting night. And so I say to you, my friends, That if ever you feel the need, To curse what life doth to you send, Recall that you are blessed indeed. For we, who live beneath the sky. And in the sun’s caress do bask. Cannot imagine what it’s like, To live our lives in darkness masked. C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (1/20/2010 22:02:34)
Stormy Regrets The winds did howl, the sea did rise, The ship by raging storm was wrack’d. But God heard not our desp’rate cries. He cared not for our human lives. His anger He would not retract. I looked out o’er the raging sea-- The ever larger frothing waves. I saw the grim reality, That I would never again see, The beauty of your radiant face. The lightnings flash, the thunders roar. This next wave is to be our last. Dear God, your mercy I implore, For soon my life shall be no more, Forgive the errors of my past. And as my life doth come to crashing end, I wish I’d had more time with you to spend. C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (1/25/2010 22:14:02)
Math I sit in my seat, and stare At the scribbles on the blackboard Numbers and symbols all jumbled and mixed Incomprehensible. There may be some who like this Who find this torment enjoyable But not I. The harder I try to understand The less sense it all seems to make I fall into a stupor. The numbers leap from off the board And dance in circles round my head Taunting, laughing, and jeering. There may be some who like math But not I. C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (1/28/2010 8:17:47)
A Night's Respite Oh Morpheus come, and upon me bestow-- The gift which thou doth hold within thy pow’r. In gentle rest I pray thee lay me low, My mind with quiet soothing sleep embow'r. Permit me sleep, and bring not to my mind-- The cares which o’er my head do heavy lay. I pray thee grant me rest, that I may find-- A night's respite from the worries of the day . C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (2/1/2010 21:33:00)
Waiting Seeds A simple seed Lightly falls upon the softened earth It nestles down among the rich brown dirt And waits. Patiently It waits while winter doth encase the world With chilling winds and icy frosts It waits. Spring comes The earth is warmed by gently shining sun A tiny shoot of green doth lift its head And peep out at the world. It grows Roots delve deep as shoots reach toward the sky And leaves of green, unfurling gently, come To catch the rays of sun upon their faces. It flowers full Ornate blossoms of purest, fairest pink Plucked from the stalk in beauty to adorn The locks of dancing girls. It fades As winter comes and chills impale its heart Leaves fall from the shriveled shoots It dies. Its seeds By autumn’s winds spread far across the earth Beneath the frozen ground still lay in wait For spring to come again. C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (2/4/2010 22:10:38)
Heavenly Bodies--A Series of Haikus Fiercely burning orb Orange against the blue sky Its light warms the earth Pale curving crescent So softly radiating The sun’s brighter beams Slender rays of light Shine silver through the deep night Piercing the darkness Barren rocky sphere Devoid of living creatures Wandering through space C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (2/5/2010 1:38:26)
I Wish I Could Write Poetry I wish I could write poetry But every time I try The end result simply makes me Want to break down and cry My meter always falls apart I’m sorely lacking rhyme I tear it up, and then restart For the nine-hundredth time I cannot get the words to flow The way I want them to Instead they’re rather like a boat Trying to sail through glue I simply cannot seem to see What metaphors entail My sad attempts at similes Inevitably fail I wish I could write poetry But every time I try The end result simply makes me Want to break down and cry C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (2/8/2010 2:17:08)
River of Time Time is an ever-flowing river That slowly wends its wandering way Forever pushing further forward As day leads on to day At the time of our birth we are thrown Into the swift stream, to be carried Its current doth draw us on, until By death we are set free Out of the coursing river we climb But what our eyes will then perceive I do not know, nor will I With lies, seek to deceive C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (2/8/2010 9:58:19)
I Fall Within the Darkness of Your Eyes I fall within the darkness of your eyes My sight grows dim, my senses seep away No one is there to hear my helpless cries I call out and an echo doth reply Never again shall I see light of day I fall within the darkness of your eyes I’m trapped, my body frozen fast in ice My soul is dead, and lifeless it shall stay No one is there to hear my helpless cries My heart with quiet resignation sighs In this imprisonment I’m bound to stay I fall within the darkness of your eyes I can’t escape, no matter how I try Against these chains I ineffective rage No one is there to hear my helpless cries My will to live doth swiftly away fly And now for death's sweet kiss I, kneeling, pray I fall within the darkness of your eyes No one is there to hear my helpless cries C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (2/11/2010 22:17:59)
Wasteland One step follows another As I slowly onward trudge One breath follows another As my lungs take in the sludge One day follows another As I wander all alone One tear follows another For sins I can’t atone C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (2/13/2010 7:36:10)
Fireworks Thump Thump Thump A glowing missile blazes toward the sky And there, amidst that darkling field on high Boom Boom Boom In fizzy sparks and multicolored light Exploding, they illuminate the night C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (2/21/2010 8:01:21)
Stepping Back Reaching Stretching Straining My outstretched hand curls round the branch As I hoist myself, heaving Further up this ancient tree Until at last I reach a point Where climbing further would be folly I sit upon the slender limb to rest From out my shady perch I peer Observing those that wander far below Oblivious to my lazy gaze Sometimes it’s nice to simply sit And step back from life’s chaos To briefly rest--and in that rest, reflect No more reaching, stretching, straining Simply thinking. C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (2/28/2010 9:06:05)
Fear of Death Why do men hold within their hearts-- So strong a fear of death? Why do they regret to depart-- And breathe their final breath? Is it because of things they’ve done-- Or things they’ve failed to do? Battles they feel they should have won-- Yet failed to carry through? Or is it just the human fear-- Of all that is unknown? Something untested and unclear-- That each must face alone. No matter how hard we may try-- To avoid or delay. The fact remains that you and I-- Will surely die someday. So I say, if death comes to all-- Why live in constant fear? Why not while waiting for its call-- Enjoy the passing years? C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (3/7/2010 10:19:11)
It’s Okay Verse 1: I heard someone say the other day That you’d left me to go your own way I just thought I’d call you up to say It’s okay Girl you know I loved you but I know That if the time has come for you to go I’ll just have to go along with the flow It’s okay Chorus: If you’ve gotta leave that’s okay I’ll be waitin’ here for you And I know you’ll come back someday And that’s okay too Cause I know there’s nothing I can do To try and make you stay But that’s okay Verse 2: I know some men might hold to you tight But I’m too smart to try and fight So I’ll let you go into the night It’s okay Chorus: If you’ve gotta leave that’s okay I’ll be waitin’ here for you And I know you’ll come back someday And that’s okay too Cause I know there’s nothing I can do To try and make you stay But that’s okay Bridge: And I’ll let you go for now Cause I know that you’ll be back We’ll meet up again somehow I know it for a fact (x2) Chorus: If you’ve gotta leave that’s okay I’ll be waitin’ here for you And I know you’ll come back someday And that’s okay too Cause I know there’s nothing I can do To try and make you stay But that’s okay (x2) It’s okay (x2) C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (3/16/2010 21:45:24)
Fast Falls the Rain Fast falls the rain, Heaven’s belated gift-- Upon the dry land, cracked with weary thirst. The liquid droplets saturating swift-- And bringing life back to the long-parched Earth. The thirsty ground rejoices in the rain-- That comes at last--Life to rejuvenate. The Earth, now watered, shall be green again-- No more for living liquid must we wait. And as Heaven this precious gift doth send-- At long last this accursed drought doth end. C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (3/18/2010 3:04:52)
Stranded Waves wash up, upon the shore, Carrying grains of sand-- That they had carried out before And now bring back again. I stand alone, upon this shore, And look out o’er the swirling sea. The last vestiges of the storm, That on this island stranded me Two days ago, all was well. The sun shone o’er us, below the sea, Rising and falling in gentle swell Worries nor cares had we. Then suddenly that peace was shorn, From out of nowhere howling came-- An unpredicted, violent storm That pulled our ship beneath the waves. I know not what befell my friends, Though I have little doubt that they-- Each met with their respective ends, And on the ocean bottom lay. So here I stand, alone ashore, Looking out o’er the swirling sea. And wondering what Fate holds in store For a shipwrecked sailor such as me. And as my eyes pass over sea and sand I wonder if they’ll e'er see Home again. C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (3/31/2010 1:51:57)
Again I’ll See As I stand here, upon the edge And look down at the world Thoughts running through my dizzied head In tangled, confused swirl My life was hard, I’ll freely say But I could make it through So long as each and every day I could come home to you But since Death beckoned you through His wide, inviting door I do not see a reason to Keep living anymore And so I jump, this present life to leave That in the next, your face again I’ll see C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (4/6/2010 23:51:47)
Father is Coming Home Today My leaping heart exults within my breast And in this classroom I am loath to stay My pure excitement cannot be repressed Because Father is coming home today At long last he is coming home to me For three whole years at war he’s been away But finally his face again I’ll see Because Father is coming home today The clock hands seem to slow down to a crawl And for the closing bell I sit and pray The sun is stuck, and evening will not fall Because Father is coming home today After what seems like an eternity From school to home I make my hurried way My impatience threatens to consume me Because Father is coming home today But on arriving there it’s clear to see-- Something is wrong, but Mother won’t explain And so I wonder, half-despairingly If Father is coming home today I come across a letter, stained with tears Having been in a trashcan thrown away I read it; it confirms my deepest fears Father will not be coming home today Nor any other day. C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (4/14/2010 23:12:50)
Grey Grey are the clouds that float on high And grey the earth below Grim-faced, grey people pass me by As to grey homes they go I think of you, a lone bright spot And mournful, I recall How hard, against disease you fought Yet o’er you spread Death’s pall Grey are the clouds that float on high And grey the earth below And I, with grey-tinged tears, I cry As to grey home I go C&C

Shreder -> RE: Poetry~Compressed Meaning (4/29/2010 7:12:40)
Fair Warning Lo! To those who would belittle me, And mock me with your sharp and scathing words. Who’d make a noose, to hang my dignity, And pierce my heart with frigid, verbal swords. To those who’d clip my wings and shoot me down, Make me the object of your ridicule. To you who’d try to make of me a clown, And have the world see me as but a fool. To those of you who’d do these things, beware! For should you try to make of me a fool-- I give you warning, in advance, and fair: My retribution will be swift and cruel. C&C

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