‘Neath the Ground

Another wonderful work of Rick Mobbs

Where shines not the sun

Fabricated by the flesh of fallen titans

And stars long since destroyed

‘Tis not sorrow

Glinting in eyes long closed

‘Tis not death fed upon

 

The truth of this earth

Trod upon by countless souls

Is not sought by conglomerates

Nor hell-catters

The riches of which can be cupped

By no pocket

 

There is a breath of ages

Felt only by minds in motion

And bodies still

 

Shovels and picks shall not render

The indomitable sprit

Of this world

 

Know this

‘Tis not the soil that staves gravity from swallowing you asunder

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12 Responses to “‘Neath the Ground”

  1. johemmant Says:

    Wow, Ozy, love where you went with this, some wonderful lines, especially

    There is a breath of ages
    Felt only by minds in motion
    And bodies still

  2. Lakotaprincess Says:

    abso-fucking-lutely awesome.

    you’re one of a kind and it’s so sweet to just drink down your words.

  3. rick mobbs Says:

    that breath animates you, oz, and brings us all this.

  4. Greybeard Says:

    I don’t know what to say so I won’t say anything except wow! Oh, and I really like the last line.

  5. Greybeard Says:

    I don’t know what to say so I won’t say anything except wow! Oh, and I really like the last line.

  6. Lakotaprincess Says:

    ^^That bears repeating^^ LOL!

  7. stacey Says:

    Hi Ozy…
    Enjoyed this…
    Love the words and picture to match… :)

  8. Stef Says:

    “There is a breath of ages…”
    eish great line :)

  9. purefnevyl Says:

    You hit it out of the park once again.

  10. paisley Says:

    excellent execution.. and this line….

    The riches of which can be cupped

    By no pocket

    only the richest of the rich will understand….

  11. Erhard Hans Josef Lang Says:

    thanks a lot for your response to my comment on the poem “Survival of the Planet — Sunday Scribblings” by Delhi school teacher Gautami Thripaty!

    May I recommend readers with a deeper interest in earth matters to also reasd relevant poems of mine, either on http://libidopter.blogspot.com/ or on my poetry site at PoemHunter.

    With best wishes
    Erhard H.J. Lang

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