The town is always near
The fence is always gray
The sky’s not always clear
To make me wanna stay
The night is always foggy
The morning’s foggy too
We are always groggy
And rest is here a taboo
Here the thing is marching
And that’s what we do
We are also starching
Everything that starches true
The sergeants-major are screaming
Their bloody orders, ‘tis true
Or they are rather mumbling
Things that come undue
.
We happen to be a-crawling
In the mud ‘tis true
Harsh winds are blowing
My lost liberty I rue
Besides, some here are stupid
Others appear to be dumb
Most here are pushed
By the deeds of ignoble scum
This dump I’ll be leaving
My time will be done
An end to this deceiving
An end to all this scum
Yet now the town is near
The fence is really gray
The sky’s not always clear
Yet I’ll have to stay
‘Tis a heavy cross to bear
Through a ruthless time of loo
How I wish I were there
Where there are other things, too
January 1999
5 commentaires:
i like the tone of this poem .. the way it starts out reminds me of the dull, overcast days in san francisco.
i will be back to check out your other poems! i've only posted a couple on my blog, but i wrote them years ago .. i'm not a poem writer, so i won't try any now!
Thanks for stopping by and you're more than welcome to the rest of what I've posted here. You don't have to be a poem writer to write poems in the same way that you don't have to be a fish in order to swim. If you like swimming, you'll swim all the same:)
This poem reflects the period of 2 months I spent in the town of Pazardgic doing my military duty:)
military duty? that's worth a novel right there! i have to admit i wasn't sure where bulgaria was, so i looked it up, and it's in a very exciting part of the globe!
if things go according to the "masterplan," then i'll have my chance to run around and play 'do-gooder' near there. i'm not ready to go into this project in details, but i will once some other pieces fall into place. apology for being so cryptic. :-)
i'm looking forward to my exploration of your blog. btw: my blog is really a portal for my online activities. it's not a traditional blog, and not yet a full-scale website. so, it serves as my portal.
if you enjoy my blog, i highly suggest that you click over to 'the dutched pinay' blog (is under 'blog parade'). drop her a comment and tell you're a visitor via my blog.
finally, let me know if i can assist you with blogging. i just started a few months ago, and i certainly want to be able to pass on what i learned.
You are so right about the novel thing:))) If I ever write one I'll mention you in credits to...
Thanks for the kind invite to discuss blogging with you. I'll have many questions pretty soon:))
Thanks for visiting my site.:)) I've got some more poems here for your attention:)
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