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as poets doze and dream
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original title "half a word from drowning"
re-titled 9/11/04



adrift on a sea of mumbles
in a vessel spun of thought
half a word from drowning
poets doze and dream

others plough the sea with
engines of fire and steel
fearing the wisdom of
the mumbling waters.

the silent sea mumbles
of majesty and madness
singing lusty chanties
of loss and of love

unheard in the passage
of steel and the clamor of fire
which muffle those aboard
from the madness of the sea...

the vessels of steel and fire
slip broken beneath the waves
their pride and purpose
lost amongst the mumbles

while dozing dreaming poets
glean glimpses of sanity
half a word from drowning
adrift on the mumbling sea



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 Reviews of "as poets doze and dream"
Reviewed by Lady Peg (Reader)
Reviewed on June 12, 2004
This last stanza rocked. Excellent poem john+

Reviewed on June 12, 2004
(((john)))

AWESOME, living, breathing write--well done!

(((HUGS))) and love, karla. :)

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on June 12, 2004
I believe that you express much truth about poets in your verses here, John. Thank you for this offering. Love and peace to you. Regis

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on June 12, 2004
What a f***ing cool idea, John, I love this one...many a time have I drowned in words in a sea of mumblings...now I get the idea, LOL!

Peace thru Words, Ed & Rufuz

And yes to Bill you are losing it, whatever it is or was...

Reviewed by na na (Reader)
Reviewed on June 12, 2004
Well John this poem didn't 'mumble', it spoke loud and clear as the voice of the oceans waves poured into the minds of poets and bards to sing the last song of "Elixir"; whatever that may be. (I think I'm losing it). Bill


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