I heard a sound -
it seemed small
at the time, and then
the world
stopped revolving
for a minute.
The silence seemed
a palpable thing,
and I moved through it
with great reluctance.
There was a flash;
I remember it clearly,
it has been burned
into me.
I looked at my hands,
and through them
I could see,
as if from a
great distance,
the broken blades of grass.
The ground came to meet me,
then, like an old friend.
In all of this,
I had forgotten the
grace with which the Earth
holds us -
so steady, and sometimes warm.
And then, all was dark.
Author notes
Shadesofgray
Prompt:
“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.” -- José Narosky
A contest entry
- A whole different contest **Round 2 --3day contest by takemypainaway.
500 points, ended September 19, 2008, 3 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - project un-cliche by hks.
800 points, ended October 3, 2008, 20 entries
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Thank You 4 Entering our Contest Project Un-Cliche
Hello there and thanks for entering our contest as stated above and any ways I like this poem. the ending of your poem is really what caught my attention and grabbed me instantly! I really liked how the poem was set into motion. any ways over all its just an incrediblre write and congratulations on winning gold in anothr contest. good luck in our contest
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Wow congrats on the trophy this is well deserved. I loved your words here and the imagery all were very well done. Great job
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what a beautiful poem filled with so much brilliance, i enjoyed reading this piece and thought that the language you used was truly great, well done.
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You captuared this so well. I wanted to soften his fall.
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