tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280283592011-11-05T03:32:16.788-07:00**Ramblings of a Wayfarer**<br> "And you are... ? Nevermind, it doesn't matter. Welcome, all the same. You've stumbled into my domain. Here. Here! Here, you will find various musings and the like. All for your casual perusal. May it amuse, entertain, and charm... provided you don't have the attention-span of a gnat. Oh, so you DID manage to read this far. Then, welcome.". . . incantation . . .noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28028359.post-61415786589985408792009-09-01T03:08:00.000-07:002009-09-01T06:22:33.934-07:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; font-size:24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Aftermath</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Asunder torn, this bleak and ravaged land:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">the pyres of war, now embers; bone-ash dust</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">lay scattered, as the winds of time command -</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">the story comes to end, as all things must.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A silent shadow in the ruins, there,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">adjusts her lilac shawl with trembling hand;</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">she pushes back a strand of silvered hair,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">the memories fall about her where she stands.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Alone she stands up</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">on salvation's road</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">all laden with lavender lollipops</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">a woman ancient, some would just call old;</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">beyond - she's lost amongst the lemon drops.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:18px;">It's where you'll find her if you'll only see,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">locked in her mind is what has set her free.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">September 1, 2009</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A response to:</span></span></i></div><div><i><a href="http://thevoicesinourheads.com/2009/08/30/on-salvations-road/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">http://thevoicesinourheads.com/2009/08/30/on-salvations-road/</span></span></a></i></div></span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28028359-6141578658998540879?l=gardenofthemuse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>. . . incantation . . .noreply@blogger.com1