Burnt Shadows

By Alchemist

When time changes
The stones gather dirt
And the mountains shadow ranges

When shadows show dirt
The stones gather changes
And the mountains horizon is burnt

When time is shown on horizons
And the stones gather on ranges
Mountains are pebbles to the shadow of the raven

So when the raven pecks at pebbles
The stones gather as dirt from the mountains
This is when time changes the horizon to burnt shadows

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Copyright 2013 Alchemist
Published on Thursday, April 4, 2013.     Filed under: "Philosophical" and "Poetry"
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  • knightmirror On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, knightmirror (426)By person wrote:

    I really enjoyed this creation...and the title is brilliant... I also like how this shapeshifted... thank you for sharing this... I apologize I couldn't come up with the more in depth comment...-chris

  • PoetessDarkly On Thursday, April 25, 2013, PoetessDarkly (693)By person wrote:

    awesome! You have been taken prisoner, I can't just pick one of my favorites, you are now on my fav's list. :)

  • dwells On Thursday, April 4, 2013, dwells (4177)By person wrote:

    There is an Aesop's Fable about the raven and the pitcher of water with the narrow neck. He dropped pebbles inside to raise the water level and get a drink. Enjoyed this re-arranging and fluidly shape-shifting piece, but gave up near the end and just let it take me. Thanks Shawn!

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