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Topic: Illustrate the meaning of "Make Hay While the Sun Shines" (without using the actual phrase or literal example). (03/06/08)
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TITLE: Behind The Barn | Previous Challenge Entry
By Henry Clemmons
03/10/08 -
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a kite
of gold
Sparrows sing
of lilac
bloom
Sons smell leather
tossed
in glee
Old bike rusts behind the barn
Wrinkled hands
work soft
a broom
Puppies yelp
inside
a box
Bumble bees bounce
roses
pink
Old bike rusts behind the barn
Awake
Awake
My Schwinn of old
Arise
Arise
And pedal bold
You can
You can
Shake off the mold
Awake
Arise
You can’t be old
Lonely leaf
waves bye
to green
Daylight shrinks
in evening’s
yawn
Windows close
to battle
chill
Old bike rusts behind the barn
Scarecrows pout
out on the
farm
Sweaters
grow down
children’s arms
Sons move south
on beaches
warm
Old bike rusts behind the barn
Awake
Awake
My Schwinn of old
Arise
Arise
And pedal bold
You can
You can
It’s not too cold
Awake
Arise
You can’t die old
Blankets white
lie still
in sleep
Barren trees
no nests
to keep
Echoed boys
sleigh down
hills deep
Old bike rusts behind the barn
Calendars thin
one page
left
Sons send gifts
quietly
wrapped
Silent Night hummed
damp eyes
close
Old bike rusts behind the barn
Awake
Awake
My Schwinn of old
Arise
Arise
And pedal bold
You can
You can
Shake off the cold
Awake
Arise
You can’t die old
Sky blue flies
a kite
of gray
Robins sigh
a song
of bloom
Sons travel home
dressed
in black
Old bike’s gone behind the barn
Wrinkled hands
clasped stiff
on breast
Church suit
starched
inside pine box
Pink blooms
wilt
in watered vase
Old bike’s gone behind the barn
Awake
Awake
My Schwinn of old
Arise
Arise
And pedal bold
You can
You can
In Heaven’s fold
Awake
Arise
You won’t be old
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Did I mention that I LOVE this poem? I LOVE it!
This poem was awesome! I don't know anything about writing poetry, and I don't read much of it either, but this poem kept me till the very end. You definitely have an amazing gift in this area.
Keep on writing great poetry! :)