Have you seen us for what we are -
dusty emblems of something greater,
just remember a water diviner chased a ghost river
seeing hope for some lost vista.
Ashen pale we have since become
who've only known forgotten whispers,
rued through thickets conjured
from our minds eye,
falling amongst the sirens, bells and whistles.
The actual dissolvent is shying,
recalling that rod that beat the back of yonder,
to the merest glimpse where it had gone wrong
May 10, 2017
May 10, 2017 at 9:57 AM UTC
Have you seen us for what we are -
dusty emblems of something greater,
just remember a water diviner chased a ghost river
seeing hope for some lost vista.
Ashen pale we have since become
who've only known forgotten whispers,
rued through thickets conjured
from our minds eye,
falling amongst the sirens, bells and whistles.
The actual dissolvent is shying,
recalling that rod that beat the back of yonder,
to the merest glimpse where it had gone wrong
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