He sits by the roadside and fills up his shoes
with waterproof plastic and yesterdays news.
A coat tied with string and a hat of Swiss cheese
and a permanent tremble; no fault of the breeze.
His past long forgotten, his future in doubt,
unreadable feelings, shored up with life’s grout.
Asking for nothing, accepting all alms
he turns from all preachers and their hollow psalms
He watches the way that they spy him and frown;
their guilt, fear and pity all tarnish their crown.
What invades the sight, lays siege to the mind
and hungers the conscience; save those who are blind.
Comments
_lynze_ | September 21, 2009 - 10:43
Really good...not quite sure what it is a like about it yet...i'll get back to you when i do, however i'm not sure if the last bit goes so well...but yeah, matter of opinion i guess. Nice one though ;)
threeleafshamrock | September 21, 2009 - 11:42
Thanks Lynze ;)
MistakenMagic | September 21, 2009 - 16:26
'Asking for nothing, accepting all alms
he turns from all preachers and their hollow psalms' - really love these lines Chris! A very tender and touching poem.
Magic xxx
MistakenMagic | September 21, 2009 - 16:26
'Asking for nothing, accepting all alms
he turns from all preachers and their hollow psalms' - really love these lines Chris! A very tender and touching poem.
Magic xxx
Nathan Bednarek | September 21, 2009 - 16:42
I also like the lines quoted by Magic. A very good poem indeed. Well done.
Nathan.
SundaysChild | September 21, 2009 - 19:35
Great flow to this piece.
Very enjoyable, well done.
littlebit59 | September 21, 2009 - 21:49
I love it threeleafshamrock. I, too favor the same lines as Magic. But, maybe I like this stanza more...
"He watches the way that they spy him and frown;
their guilt, fear and pity all tarnish their crown.
What invades the sight, lays siege to the mind
and hungers the conscience; save those who are blind."
Way to go! If the cherry Gods are reading these days they need to deposit those red berries here!
threeleafshamrock | December 7, 2009 - 18:13
Cut the fourth stanza as I felt it was a bit superfluous...just in case anyone is interested, lol. ;)