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From Beneath Hades.

From Beneath Hades.

 

I parachute from the past.

And land in the future with broken legs.

I take comfort in contrast

But not that often.

 

Watching trees become twigs

Carefully constructing coffins

For adequate occupants

I have percieved.

 

Between courage and Heaven

There are heroes in doorways

Of seldom - seen kingdom's

Hoping for echoes they watch

 

Simple people compete in states

Of geographic boredom.

Melting like hot matches.

 

Deaf maniacs of Tartarus

Rule the blind world now.

 

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Rachel Bond

Sat 31st Oct 2009 00:32

thats me then x

Rachel Bond

Fri 30th Oct 2009 12:53

John it would be a very different world if we were all focused on the future I think we d be savages with no reflection, guilt or remorse.
The mesosphere idea is just that 3 layers of night could be the equivalent of hell above us and perhaps heaven below just as you describe with you thought reversal pattern. Kealan maybe the greeks would have us in mesosphere as a form of pergutory. youre dead right we wouldnt be there breathing...not even the giants.
anyway back to earth...
Between courage and heaven
There are heroes in doorways
These are the lines reminding me of the homeless.What were you alluding to here?

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John Coopey

Thu 29th Oct 2009 19:06

Hello Rachel
Some nice concepts to think about.
I sometimes wonder if we would be better or worse off if we could only see the future (and not the past) - as we can't; or if we could only see the past (and not the future) - as we can.
Any road up, that's all very well but can you answer me a more relevant question ( for me, anyway). How can I post any more poems on my profile page like you have just done with this blog? John

Rachel Bond

Thu 29th Oct 2009 18:43

perhaps the hell concept came in as our lungs would explode in tormential quantities of pain at that layer of 'sphere'

Rachel Bond

Thu 29th Oct 2009 18:27

3 layers of night...taking us to the mesospheric layer. not sure if its hellish hot though as the temperature there can be - 130 C. Curious

Rachel Bond

Tue 27th Oct 2009 18:32

thanks for this poem. It fits in perfectly with my day photographing homeless people .
Watching trees become twigs
carefully constructing coffins
Love these two lines and relates to my poem Cradle also.
Melting like hot matches.
The sulphurs of hell?

My dad had damaged cartilidge due to too many parachute jumps with the regiment. So you hooked me from the start.

Ill have to look up Tartarus now as im sure theres a different reading to this than one that includes a fish condiment! (only in my ignorant mind - not a criticism;)

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Rodney Wood

Sat 17th Oct 2009 13:14

Such thoughts form one with broken legs.

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