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Hortus Venenum Cultura by ~Bexica:iconBexica:

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The rarest flower -
All vine, dead leaves,
Earth,
A death blue hue
To match the tune,
Of winter’s heart;

Do they not feel?
The damp of dawn,
Wet soil, the bodies,
So many little lives…
The insects, the vermin -
Bearing summer,

Rotted flesh feeding
Poppy fields in France,
For peace -
For opium?

Healthy anarchy, dimmed,
By a flow of ecstasy,
Oh joy - for green leaves -
And mellow afternoons,

Forests fallen -
Giants lain to rest,
Children slaughtered,
To lace the sky with diamonds.
©2007-2010 ~Bexica
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Garden plant drug culture

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Given 2007-09-12

Hortus Venenum Cultura by ~Bexica is a vivid poem laced with well-chosen diction. (Featured by `PoeticWar)

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~Amylene Sep 3, 2007, 3:59:44 PM
I likes it. It's windy. In the winding sense...
xx
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~batousaijin Sep 4, 2007, 12:01:49 AM
horribly beautiful... and i mean that. i love the last line "to lace the sky with diamonds." it summons the trippy images of the beatles' song. it's so complicated, there are no easy solutions to the problems as you present them, which i love.

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~Sub3r3 Sep 4, 2007, 12:14:48 PM
What a colourful piece. Great, great choice of words and well placed lines. Keep this up, I enjoy reading. :+fav:

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Every fortress has a weak spot.
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~Bexica Sep 4, 2007, 1:10:29 PM
I was listening to Sigur Ros, and it just ended up on a word document...I like it when my brain writes poetry for me. Instead of having to try
^^

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the sun does rise
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~Bexica Sep 4, 2007, 1:12:54 PM
Inspired by 'Sigur Ros' i was listening to one of their songs and just started picturing this half dead blue flower, so took it from there. Then remembered all the Heroin news on the tv at the moment and thought...hmmm, flowers-poppies-drugs. Nice.

I hope one day there are easier solutions though. Thanks for your feedback =) and you're bang on about the beatles' reference of course.

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the sun does rise
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~batousaijin Sep 4, 2007, 2:25:45 PM
i, having known all their songs by heart from an early age, couldn't miss this great reference to drug culture. i love how subtle it is, though. one less familiar with the song might not catch it because of the slight change from "Lucy" to "lace."

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Tots and Teens: The Children's Literature Contest --Amazing literature and amazing prizes!! :typerhappy:
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~Bexica Sep 5, 2007, 6:14:11 AM
Thank you once more friend =)

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the sun does rise
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~Sub3r3 Sep 5, 2007, 6:58:31 AM
why, you are most welcome :)

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Every fortress has a weak spot.
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~adiime Sep 6, 2007, 8:46:52 PM
Oh! I recognize your mind... It doesn't go a.b.c.d. No, of course it wouldn't.

It goes a...f...x.. then to the z squared.

I am fascinated, and I think I would like to keep an eye on you.

As for the poem itself, I think it displays a serious ability- to blur the lines of common reality, magnify that vision, then pepper its release with hidden meaning. A good word for it might be Art... You are an artist, miss, and it's a delight to cross your pages.

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...the Fool will reign.
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~Bexica Sep 9, 2007, 2:56:09 AM
Thanks =)
I do enjoy feedback that consists of more than three words! And I hope that you read more of my work in the future, as from looking at some of your work you're a a-f-x-z person yourself. Plus of course, a very talented and original writier.

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the sun does rise
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