Anecdote Poem by Will Barber

Anecdote

Rating: 5.0


A nameless one, who toiled alone,
And waited for the telephone
To ring, grew restless on a day
When winds blew all his dreams away

In gusts of news. No raindrops fell;
Nor did he cry, 'Farewell, farewell! ',
While drifting to the farther shore.
He hoped for nothing, nothing more.

When his boat beached on the strand,
Kindly natives lent a hand;
They carried him to hospital,
Where he exclaimed, 'Fare well! fare well! '

COMMENTS OF THE POEM

welcome back mr will barber, a poem of pathos living unliving..10

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Ooh, I almost fell off - er - the floor (none of that chair nonsense, you know) to see you posting Will. And brilliantly done. Perfect depiction of wind blowing ones dreams away.... in news. Only you would conjure up that one. So. We've had the taster and there is no farewell; more, please! t x

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Raveendran . 08 November 2007

A fine work (texture!) and serious!

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Sean North 08 November 2007

worth the wait, uve realy fared well MR will

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delilah contrapunctal 08 November 2007

You're here! ! Some aspects of life being a beach'n'all........you are so welcome on this shore....! ! Love, D.

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excellently laid out piece

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Luis Gil 08 December 2008

A poem of the naked kind. Silence, please.... A free spirit is talking.

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Chitra - 01 August 2008

nice one, of high creative acumen

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Greenwolfe 1962 08 March 2008

Even more interesting . Greenwolfe 1962

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Esther Leclerc 18 December 2007

My dear, hope dies hard, especially with love of friend and family... more so in the unexpected kindness of strangers. I hope that you know how well YOU are loved! This poem means alot to me. A Forever Favorite. Thank you... Your decades-to-be old friend, Esther : ]

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