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Oh Those Bones
by pat medlin → (All Poetry by pat medlin)
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Shovel on his back

dirt beneath his nails

stumbling backward on the rutted path

of his journey...

burdened by the weight of his labor.


Oh those bones

those aged old bones...

tied to his legs

stuck in his craw.


Ahhh those bones

those splintered old bones

unearthed and dusted

from the corpse of

yesterday.

 
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 Reviews of "Oh Those Bones"
Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci
Reviewed on June 2, 2012
This reminds me of a fellow from my childhood who dug graves in a small local graveyard. Kindest person!

Jane
Reviewed by Morgan Merriweather
Reviewed on November 6, 2011
clever! Morgan
Reviewed by Annabel Sheila
Reviewed on September 11, 2011
Intriguing....and very thought provoking write, Pat....well done!

Anna
Reviewed by D Johnson
Reviewed on September 10, 2011
Pat, there is a lot of depth in this piece...it is well done.

Cheers,
Dan
Reviewed by Patrick Granfors
Reviewed on September 10, 2011
Grave robbing just isn't what it used to be is it? Patrick
Reviewed by Janna Hill
Reviewed on September 9, 2011
What a weary, weary tale. I want offer him cool water, tell him to put the shovel down and rest a bit.
Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on September 9, 2011
I find this metaphorically and symbolically significant, Pat. Well done. Love and best wishes,

Regis
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on September 9, 2011
It just feels like he got his bones from the corpse of yesterday, but in reality it was the same, tired old bones he lay down last night.
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