Waiting to be harvested

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In war-ravaged Dafur, a little girl, vicously murdered, awaits redemption: Peace.  

Waiting to be harvested

              She lies reposed in the abyss of time,

              Planted among the undulating dunes,

              She waits to be harvested in might.

              Afar, the withered herbs rage in fumes.  

              

               Masked beasts throng the grieving horizon,

               Like thunder storming the sky asunder.

               Spilling harmless blood with derision;

               Every thumping gallop seeks to plunder.

             

               Consuming viciously souls most sublime,

               The draught, the inferno, the marching beast!

               She stands staring at the horrors of spite;

               In terror, she waits the final deed.

               

              To sprout, she yearns to be timely planted;

               Now, she is waiting to be harvested.

 

                                        

 

 

    

                                      

                                    

 

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shakeme4life commented on Waiting to be harvested

09-26-2010

thank you for taking me on a trip to Africa , though it is a painful subject , it is necessary for this story and others to be told ....

WordSlinger commented on Waiting to be harvested

06-10-2010

This is really really good, I love all of it, TY WS

GUSTY commented on Waiting to be harvested

04-11-2010

OH DEAR!!! what a sweet work of suspense!!! Can't I compare this piece to my present ambitious life in which I await results for things done ?

gogant commented on Waiting to be harvested

12-25-2009

The horrors of life...so sad to everyone, and even sadder still when it is a child.

AFIRIQUE

12/25/2009

Thanks gogant;you couldn't have said it better. To all the children of Dafur: your pain and sacrifice will NOT be in vain.

ginga commented on Waiting to be harvested

12-25-2009

Afrique, A powerful poem about the plight of many in Dafur. You make such a critical statement here. ginga

Poetry is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality.

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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