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Too Late the Wise Man
Contributed by
Rakerman1999
on
Monday, 31st March 2008 @ 11:47:40 PM in AEST
Topic:
Lifepoems
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Recalling days of yesteryear
We came, we saw, we cried
The foolish face of innocence
We laughed, we loved, we lied
A game we thought, but like as not
more deadly than the knife
A mortal mix of hidden tricks
that steals away your life.
I've seen the mighty and the meek
the sturdy and the blind
The souls who've asked for nothing more
than simple peace of mind
And all as one when life is done
have fallen by the way
To darkest graves where nothing saves
when came their time to pay.
So now in throes of afterthoughts
What if's and might had been's
I pray there was some good in me
to counter all my sins
Yet fear my page was read in rage
A wasted life of lies
And Satan rules the fate of fools
when God has dimmed their eyes.
L. Carling c2008
Copyright ©
Rakerman1999
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Re: Too Late the Wise Man
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by Jenni_K on
Tuesday, 1st April 2008 @ 09:11:01 AM AEST
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Wow, Larry... Good poem....I think we all fear the same thing at some point in our lives...usually long after our days of innocence....Good to see ya again...
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Re: Too Late the Wise Man
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by tifrob on
Tuesday, 1st April 2008 @ 05:48:14 PM AEST
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This is outstanding. Evertime I run across one of your works, I'm never disappointed.
~Me~ |
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Re: Too Late the Wise Man
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by Spike on
Tuesday, 1st April 2008 @ 11:18:44 PM AEST
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Larry, a skilfully constructed and powerfiul exposition on legacy and mortality. Such remorse and self recrimmination in your writing, but much beauty as well.
So refreshing to find a poetic nugget in the gravel tonight (been sifting long and hard, man, all the ding-dong day...)
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Re: Too Late the Wise Man
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by Alphadux on
Saturday, 1st November 2008 @ 10:43:36 PM AEST
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| Very good. I like what I've read of your work so far. I might have to check out more later. |
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