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Verdict Of The Bullet
Contributed by
puppy_dog_eyes
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Friday, 2nd November 2012 @ 07:44:09 PM in AEST
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They came at first light, sweeping in like raging storm
Fast hooves and the clink of irons cut morning silence
Justice would be swift, verdict of the bullet
Final as full stop at the end of a sentence
Jury on horseback gathered, while orange sun lifted into summer sky
Painting long shadows in the dry dust of early morning
Faces brief at half shuttered windows played unwilling audience
To the clean and clinical, cold steel for cold heart
The line moved forward, to meter justice for those of silenced voice
No trial, just retribution marked by deed and smoking barrel
Death would not be savoured, nor pity bestowed
Merely chapter closed on a book whose story had soured
Air stilled as if expectant, creaking door swung wide
Light pierced smoky darkness, to the figure stowed within
Surprise gave way to panic, took in the mask of fear
This time there would be no escape, all forms of exit sealed
Gunshot now played centre stage as heavily he fell
Eyes stared cold and lifeless as so many times before
Now he lay as victim, death claimed a soulless friend
Where blood ran cold, the lost reclaimed, a life to save more lives.
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Re: Verdict Of The Bullet
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by northernlights on
Saturday, 3rd November 2012 @ 02:13:47 AM AEST
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| Good to see you back! Being the girly girl I have always been I loved westerns as a child although when Indians were involved I took their side.Its a great memory for me when we shot at each other with bows and arrows and guns in the wonderful days when no one thought anything of it!I digress! It's a great scene to get into character and take us all back to the wild west, that cold soulless way of life, where life was expendable and disputes dealt with in cold blood worryingly maybe, a recreation I really enjoy! |
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Re: Verdict Of The Bullet
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by shelby on
Tuesday, 6th November 2012 @ 01:30:35 AM AEST
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Good to see you! I love this poem. Ya know Im a firm believer if we went back to the wild west way of doing things, ya know commit a crime a noose hanging off the limb of an old oak will be waiting in the morning) I think our world would clean up alot lol!!! The bad guys would maybe think twice, knowing there isnt a free place to park their arss LOL. Yes yes I love this!
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Re: Verdict Of The Bullet
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by thistle_and_fern on
Friday, 16th November 2012 @ 09:49:15 PM AEST
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| Good to see ya back matey potaty - good poem as usual - but then you always are my mentor |
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Re: Verdict Of The Bullet
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by emystar on
Monday, 3rd December 2012 @ 11:32:49 PM AEST
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Hey you handsome pup.
I'm behind on my reading, etc.
I've been in and out 'cause of crashes that drive me nuts.
You did a great job with this
I too am a fan of Western movies.
Now write the movie.
Big huggs, smiles, blessings,
emy |
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Re: Verdict Of The Bullet
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by spud on
Wednesday, 6th March 2013 @ 04:01:33 PM AEST
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Hi,
You have an enviable knack of keeping the
reader rivetted with your storytelling verse.
A great piece - loved it - love Westerns.
T
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