River Street Urchins Poem by Mark Heathcote

River Street Urchins

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River street urchins
The gutters are swelling
[Waiting] for the sky—you, I
To reach—the storm drains of joy.
Before we go
Before we let go.
We, too, will rain-

River street urchins
Before we go
Before we let go.
We, too, will rain
River street urchins

Pauper's oh, so giving, don't you know.
We'll queue in the streets
And pray to be free
Till we go
Before we let go.
We, too, will rain
On every official bank holiday parade:

Till we're free, till we're free
Till we're free, till we're free
Till we're free to go
We'll never clear out:
Absorbing as every stain there might be.

I'll fabricate a new colour.
A rainbow's pot of gold…
One for just you and me!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Topic(s) of this poem: poem
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Emmanuel Isuku Isuku 28 July 2012

I like your poetry, it is what reading. Keep the flag flying

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Mj Christopher 27 July 2013

Great poem as always, my favorite Sounds like a deal, Maybe yes, maybe no His heart wants to come back But his sanity says no Break time Vacation, just pay a visit Yes or No, i dont know.......

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Leslie Philibert 27 July 2013

not bad, had trouble with the lines with we`re and were...

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Adeline Foster 29 May 2016

An interesting write. But I did like the personalized colors of choice. Read mine - We the Unencumbered - Adeline

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Sranisha Francis 18 September 2015

These words are very thoughtful. Till we're free, till we're free Till we're free, till we're free Till we're free, to go… We'll never clear-out: Absorbing as every stain might be.

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Maria Gonzalez 31 August 2015

This is a lovely write. I quite enjoyed it. It's almost musical in its composition.

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Akhtar Jawad 25 March 2015

I'll fabricate a new colour? A rainbows pot of gold… One for just you and me! It's great and wonderful..........................10

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Lyn Paul 27 July 2013

We too will rain holds so much power. well written and great work.

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