double-dressed
dreams winter
I am casting off
any shelter,
like you,
frozen body in Moncton,
held, only,
by dead
blue
arms
Author notes
Ty to R. Doiron for the email that forced this poem
Codiac Regional RCMP are seeking public assistance
to identify a man found dead on the side of Mapleton
Road in Moncton on Dec. 2
The man is described as being of average height, with a slim build, dark brown hair with natural auburn tint, an unkempt beard and appears to be in his 40s. He was wearing an old grey down-filled jacket, two leather jackets, blue jeans, a blue tuque and blue mittens.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Codiac Regional RCMP at 857-2400.
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A contest entry
- when the dream falls into the body by Heart Sutra.
1000 points, ended December 20, 2007, 10 entries
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Please tell me what you think
Comments
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This is really good. One of my favorites from you.
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ty Zayra. I guess there has been such a desecration of who he was by the way they describe him and the those of his plight. It is so ludicrous to think that we can help all over the world and such happens right in a small city right in our own back yard.
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Your simple words have strengthened the message of the e-mail.
The value of a society can be measured by how it treats its most humbled members.
Thank you for this.
Marianne
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Youa re so absolutely correct. It has been kept so quiet anywhere but in the small town where real people with real hearts are trying to make sure his death does not get shuffled under all the Christmas shopping.
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Sadly profound and telling, m'Lady.
Makes us look in the mirror...
"held, only,
by dead
blue
arms"
You gave him dignity, Scribe.
~ Nicky♥
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If only...if only...
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I'm just always impressed by your words...and if this comment lacks luster...its because i am usually left speecless...
Mal
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ty, Mal, may he haunt those who forget people like this man and all Riverside Louis' at this time of year.
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I like that you keep us current with your poetry, also that you take us back, you remind us where we are, where we came from, and you remind us to be human.
It's a subtle theme throughout the writing of yours that I've read that never gets old. You are wise, I think, and you pay close attention to the people and things around you, it comes across very clearly in your writing.
This poem is a great example of that.
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ty for such a nice comment. I do write it as it is in my life. To read my poetry or my book is to read reality.
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I like this Very nice Work Good luck with it Dear.
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ty Poovy.
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