This Poem was Submitted By: Stephen M Gallagher On Date: 2001-06-02 12:38:46 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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The Bog People

Hearts like pomegranates  seeded with memory soaked in the ink of love letters  and tarot cards  Cocoons in Labrador tea  beating quietly under water lilies The pitcher plants and sundews  took the last of the carrion  leaving faint tresses braided in tree roots  and orchid petals Shades of hazel carnival glass  entrust folded remains  which are now satiated with imagined guilt  and finite apology  to stare toward an empty canvas     The scent of orange blossoms  above darkened peat moss  lures gypsies and wanderers  to a tragedy in suspended animation  There they find only bones  dancing for a beauty once denied to them  and are frightened by the sound of laughter  rising from the mud  

Copyright © June 2001 Stephen M Gallagher

Additional Notes:
I've tried to stay away from sentences with this poem and instead use lines. I've used spaces and capitalized letters to separate thought. I would appeciate any suggestions if you don't feel the layout works.


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