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* In the Shadow of the Leafless Tree

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  In the shadow of the leafless tree
I waited, alone with melancholy
There was nobody, nobody around
To touch, speak and see.

In the shadow of the ruined stone walls
I sat and spun my fate;
Time was passing by
But I continued to patiently wait.

In the shadow of a moonlit night
I counted the birds of prey;
I walked in to the sound of swishing boughs
And my soul then tried to pray.

I walked on with my shadow, as though
It was my greatest friend
No companion could be more faithful
To me until the journey's end.

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  Thomas Carolan  (11/24/2009 1:52:00 PM)

very well placed I feel and see and walked in this shadow
  Chris G. Vaillancourt  (10/15/2009 2:37:00 PM)

O’ what a beautiful
bouquet you splay before us -
  Marilyn Lott  (10/10/2009 9:59:00 PM)

Such beautiful words your poem holds. We will, indeed,
be with ourselves until the end, therefor it's so important
to be the kind of person we will always love. '10! '

Warm Wishes,
Marilyn
  Kesav Easwaran  (10/4/2009 12:20:00 AM)

the irony in the expressions 'leafless' and 'shadow' speaks volume of the intense pain the poem carries...good work...10
  Patricia Masterman  (10/3/2009 2:25:00 PM)

Rani this is truly beautiful. I love the occluded landscape. It's true; we will always have ourselves until our last instant of life; it's nice to sometimes think of that before the final breath is looming, don't you think? thanks..(smile)

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