"Yellow Ribbons"
Poetry by Michael F. Nyiri

November 5, 2004 : 6:04 a.m. pst


Seems like yellow ribbons never fade
Time will fear the misbegotten passions of the evil few
Repetitions of disgrace and wanton tears upon my face
As serenity gazes over the ragged landscape of lost purpose

Seems like ancient wars are never won
Delegates of destiny eschew the raging tides of malificence
Repetitions of horror and a dirty mirror of what's in store or
Only bad memories which never seem to go away

Seems like sadness sifts through sands of time
Irregular bursts of bad news, beheadings, humanity blown to bits
Sorrowful distant dirges call with painful plaintive urges
As peace drizzles on the pavement mixed with blood

Seems like yellow ribbons never fade
A score and five years ago, and new ribbons can't replace
The scars on burnt out oak trees, gazing upwards toward the sun
Repetitions of disgrace brings salty tears upon my face
As serenity passes out the back door of humanity's disgrace

Here is one of the old "experiments" on my first Blogger post in over six months, just to see if the new (well, new to me at least) "comments" feature shows up here, then perhaps I could post more of the pure poetry posts on this blog instead of "WhenWordsCollide" although I don't know yet if I want to maintain these older blogs. I guess first I'll see if the "comments" appear, and then perhaps see if I get a "comment" on this blog. Well, here goes with the old "publish post" button. Gimme those comments sections like on Xanga.