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  gangly man...
by richard lloyd cederberg
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Rated "PG13" by the Author.

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It's heartbreaking. We've never seen so many downtrodden and homeless down here in SD before...

artwork entitled: 'Stanley McCrystal' by Deanna Leamon


Gangly man
With head in hand
Accepts his fate
As reprobate
Accepts the sneers
Of passerby’s
Who see a life
In shambles

Gangly man
With thoughts awry
Endures unschooled
A sorry fool
His tapestry
Of barren threads
Reveals a face
Drawn haggard

Gangly man
Once was adored
His father’s heart
A mighty sword
His mother’s love
Gave him the strength
To forge ahead
Of heartbreak

Gangly man
Oh gangly man
What happened to
The dreams you had
What happened to
The hope once shared
When you were young
And eager

Gangly man
He smeared the slate
And waves the flag
Of common fate
Plays saddened notes
That ring untrue
A broken man
Left yearning

Gangly man
Oh gangly man
There’s nothing left
For you to plan
A dream gone wrong
An unsung song
Is how your life’s
Remembered


richard lloyd cederberg
   



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Reviewed by steve Chering 10/13/2012
That's one massive Gangle ..love it to bits..
Reviewed by Morgan Merriweather 8/26/2012
I used to volunteer in a women's shelter, some of the stories of how easy it is to wind up like that are astonishing.
Reviewed by La Belle Rouge Poetess Of The Heart 8/21/2012
So powerful reminding us to open our eyes and hearts.
Reviewed by Kate Burnside 8/20/2012
A powerful capture and sad indictment of the economic plunder we have all become in our relentlesslesly merciless and mercenary material world. Your verses stand strong and their voicing and sentiment is clarion, Richard. Your short-line form packs a powerful punch. xx
Reviewed by Amor Sabor 8/19/2012
Extremely well done, Richard...your verses paint this sad but realistic vignette of hopelessness.
Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan 8/19/2012
so well done indeed!
Reviewed by Janna Hill 8/18/2012
Well done Richard, well done.[applauds]
:) Janna
Reviewed by jude forese 8/17/2012
a sad state of the human condition portrayed with sincerity and depth ...
Reviewed by Keith Rowley 8/15/2012
This is poetry I love - beautifully meter and rhyme, superbly focused images and impressions and feelings. I like the artwork too. Impressive work. Thank you.
Reviewed by Liana Margiva 8/15/2012
EXCELLENT!!!!!!!! VERY TALENTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VERY SAD!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva
Reviewed by Mary Ann Biddinger 8/15/2012
Richard ~
A broken man this gangly troden soul. To lift him up
in from despair. Sadness is a somber plane. Your expressive
poem is "gangly man" or' dreams slashed from his face.
Extraordinary write of human suffering Richard.

Lady Mary Ann
Reviewed by Ed Matlack 8/15/2012
"Too many out there nowadays & some with families living on the streets, in cars, or tents...what can be done...e
Reviewed by Odin Roark 8/15/2012
And thus it might be argued go all men who trust the outer-world's dreams and promises. Arguably, there is far more to be trusted in one's inner-world, should personal honesty remain preserved. For me, the subtext rang loud and clear: Oh, gangly man, oh gangly man... "your life's remembered" so different by those out there, than by the quiet entity within.
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