A life, a death.
What's one more life
(or death) in this
hard world?
Man is born of woman--
in this case
Mrs. Kelly
and her son Ned.
A wild colonial boy;
horse thief, bushranger
and mythical figure,
another man
in an iron mask;
a man whose passions
led inexorably
to the gallows.
Man who is born
of woman hath but
a short time
to live.
Mrs.Kelly, behold thy son--
such is life.
A contest entry
- Such is Life by just mercedes.
4000 points, ended December 3, 2008, 37 entries
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Oh, this brought me up short. An unexpected response to the prompt, and very thought-provoking. Thank you for this entry.
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i adore what you did with the prompt, it's shocking and sad at the same time, wow, what a great idea, a little twisted perhaps but really well executed, best of luck in the contest!
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Good work! The story of Ned is indeed tied to that of his Mother. Nicely expressed.
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I think people forget, when they say "Hang so-and-so" that basically they are saying "Fuck YOU!" to that person's mother. Just a thought.
The history of modern Australia, of Terra Australis Nullius, is largely forgotten - Cook, Gallipoli, and the Ashes, is all we know. The threads of the old world that led there are fascinating. This is a thoughtful and captivating poem.
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Bill
Sounds like a 'Billy the Kid 'story.Anyway fascinating as always with a fine message.
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