beneath...

• ratinacage

  5 Feb 04, 15:21

  Let me walk a while alone
  Among the sacred rocks and stones
  Let me look in vain belief
  Upon the beauty of each leaf
  
  There is green in every blade
  The tree tops lean providing shade
  Maypoles spin in happy sound
  All nature's strength around
  
  And there's a horse that feels no pain
  Its iron strength to take the strain
  Children rock it to and fro
  And gaily drink its colour-glow
  
  Above, the sky, devoid of cloud
  Thinks not to cast a thunder shroud
  Upon this place so full of joy
  A field of gold of loves employ
  
  So, why my heavy heart? You say
  When tears would stain
  The sights so gay
  My brother's dreams once here did soar
  Until he died at the hand
  Of needless war
• DeadPoet

  6 Feb 04, 00:09

  Very well written.
  
  At first glance I thought it is about beauty of nature, then as I continue to read I thought it is about love, until I reach the final paragraph, then ‘wham’ it is actually about the loss of a love one to ‘needless war’.
  
  A person in the presence of all beauty and joys, but yet unable to enjoy them because he/she is thinking about someone. In this case the dead brother of the writer.
  
  Yup, if only there are no more wars in this world. But that is only a dream.
  
  Am I correct?
  
• DeadPoet

  6 Feb 04, 00:14

  By the way, the title of the poem is 'beneath ...' right?
• ratinacage

  6 Feb 04, 09:24

  Originally posted by DeadPoet:

  By the way, the title of the poem is 'beneath ...' right?

  er....ya...y?
• MetalGear

  6 Feb 04, 10:07

  Lovely... =)
• ratinacage

  6 Feb 04, 11:59

  Originally posted by MetalGear:

  Lovely... =)

  me???
  
  oh, the writings u mean......
• DeadPoet

  6 Feb 04, 13:04

  Originally posted by ratinacage:

  er....ya...y?

  Must put it in Hall of Inspirations' mah.