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The Blades of Grass Remember
Contributed by
ShadowDaughter
on
Thursday, 18th March 2004 @ 08:16:32 PM in AEST
Topic:
NaturePoetry
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the blades of grass remember
they remember a time when the atoms
that had formed them
were bits of stardust and flame and light
and when those tiny specks came together
to form their regal ancestors.
They remember a time when the word "green"
was a word near as stunning as "moonlight"
and when splashes of lush and all shades of jade
colored more than they did not
and the world was awash in the hues
the blades of grass remember a time
when “blade” was important as “grass”
and they stood straight as their steel namesakes
and when they sang ditties to the beaming Sun
in the manner of wolves to the Moon
they remember a time when the Sun would reply
as they begged for a slice more of light
(by the shaft, by the beam, by the ray, how they hungered!)
and when they received a light-laced response
and danced for that gold they’d received
they remember a time when they stood oh-so-proud
tall and fine, never crippled and bent
and when fauna would walk around the stalks
lest their emerald glory, it disturb
and admire their dew and freshness
the blades of grass are in a time
when the creatures have drifted away
and a different kind holds sway over all
and when none bother to move aside for them
but rather crush, and kill them, without thought
they’ve entered a time when the world feels brown
no friendly green shades left for them
and when they gasp for water, feel dry, feel cold,
and are bent and broken daily
but the blades of grass remember
so do I . . .
Copyright ©
ShadowDaughter
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2004-03-18 20:16:32]
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Re: The Blades of Grass Remember
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by Ilhar on
Thursday, 18th March 2004 @ 08:38:46 PM AEST
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all is connected through creation and all nature has a memory of ages past...it is humankind who has forgotten..lovely write
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Re: The Blades of Grass Remember
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by MoonlitAngel on
Thursday, 18th March 2004 @ 11:57:25 PM AEST
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A very thought-provoking write... I somewhat agree with you, but not completely. But regardless, it's a beautiful poem. Lovely images. I really enjoyed it!
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Re: The Blades of Grass Remember
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by Necromant on
Friday, 19th March 2004 @ 06:47:33 AM AEST
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Beautiful poem! The ending is marvelious! Wow!!!!! Loved it!!!
Anne :D |
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Re: The Blades of Grass Remember
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by Eve on
Friday, 19th March 2004 @ 06:36:35 PM AEST
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Stunning, really. And it hurts to know we've all walked on blades of grass at some point and not paid them any heed. I suppose the blades could as easily be the sky as the ground, and they'd be as loved and written about as the sky is... It would've never occurred to me to write about the ground rather than the sky. People have their heads in the clouds, these days. Thank you for creating this wonderful piece.
Keep writing,
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Re: The Blades of Grass Remember
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by Suz on
Saturday, 20th March 2004 @ 09:17:23 PM AEST
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| I think that's beautiful. I felt like crying after reading it even though I'm not sure why. |
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Re: The Blades of Grass Remember
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by Fionndruinne on
Friday, 26th March 2004 @ 05:07:28 PM AEST
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Ah, the hand of God is always beautiful, isn't it? Yet we humans run around trying to replace it with our clumsy hands, ruining so much. It makes one very sad sometimes.
Keep it up.
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Re: The Blades of Grass Remember
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by lil_angel on
Saturday, 27th March 2004 @ 02:53:00 PM AEST
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| Wow.......now you made me think NO FAIR! but well done! |
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Re: The Blades of Grass Remember
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by STRaNGe_LiNDSeY on
Saturday, 3rd April 2004 @ 07:43:11 PM AEST
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Wow Nora, wonderful explaination. The imagry and the depth in which you wrote this inspires a lot in me. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful poem with me, and I can't until there are more.
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Re: The Blades of Grass Remember
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by Cynthia on
Sunday, 16th May 2004 @ 09:54:43 PM AEST
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| Nora, I agree with every written word here. Excellent work. I never heard of a person doing this before though. Have you always done this? I mean, walk around the grass and not on it? *S* Cynthia |
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