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Glass Eyes

November 30, 2009
By BlackMoonWhiteSky PLATINUM, Cedar Park, Texas
BlackMoonWhiteSky PLATINUM, Cedar Park, Texas
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Thus is life, live it, or die trying!


I have seen many things,
With these old glass eyes of mine,
I have heard many a thing,
With these old bent walls of mine,
I have sheltered many a soul,
With this old sad roof of mine,
I have sung many different songs,
With these old wood bones of mine,
I have lit many a night,
With these old dirty lights of mine,
I have seen many things,
With these old glass eyes of mine.

These eyes which crack in the corners,
Which cry when the frosts melt,
Their intricate art,
Lost for all time,
Which rattle when the winds blow especially strong,
Which try,
In vain,
To keep the ever closer sounds of a new world,
From passing in,
To disturb the little souls I guard,
I have seen many things,
With these old glass eyes of mine.


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on Jan. 7 2010 at 1:21 pm
BlackMoonWhiteSky PLATINUM, Cedar Park, Texas
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Thus is life, live it, or die trying!

Well, thank you very much.

Kay4theRoses said...
on Dec. 27 2009 at 8:50 am
Kay4theRoses, O&#39brien, Florida
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"all's fair in love and war." And "Beware of a fat man whose belly doesn't jiggle when he laughs."-A Chinese philosopher. =)

i love how you wrote about the house without actually calling it by name.

on Dec. 25 2009 at 10:54 pm
Raindance-Now BRONZE, Cedar Crest, New Mexico
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This is very beautiful! Great use of imagery.