Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Copper's weight

 the grave sings the same song

as the green woman by the sea

it eagerly calls to the tired and poor

it laps on the shores of huddles masses

yearning for freedom as icy waves

of northern waters lick ships in the night

it hungers for the wretched refuse

the homeless is its favorite target

and the tempest tossed, well they

are one of its greatest temptations

but that green woman by the sea

she possibly hides wings under her robe

for her song is one of deliverance

while the grave hymns indulgence

 each song pulls greatly on the human soul

one strumming the strings of fear

the other the chords of love

yet the notes mingle in the ear

but each distinctive melody rings clear

and each step must decide their way

and what another's life is worth

weighing the green woman's copper

against a bed of cold damp earth

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