the garden

By edenscancer

This autumn slave angel
She walks on paths of aftermath she,
Fades away,
Like the leaves
Off the roots of the reptiles planted in the garden
She rusts away,
like the soil,
the soil growing graves to come to take the old away

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© 2006 edenscancer
Published on Friday, May 19, 2006.     Filed under: "Spiritual" and "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: mon dieu...mon dieu......so affecting. brilliant; how did i miss this all these years?

  • A former member wrote: it's beautiful and regenerating...

  • BrokenButterflyWings On Friday, May 19, 2006, BrokenButterflyWings (33)By person wrote:

    i like it. short and sweet... or dark and sweet... which ever.

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