The place where giants die

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  1. Pablo

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    I've seen the place where giants die
    the ground is flat and always wet
    like a vast dingy mirror reflecting the sky
    stopped in the distance by heavy grey air

    skeletal figures pick at the bones
    they cut away armor to patch up their homes
    the alive wear no shoes and carry no food
    they sleep far away from this place

    massive the fallen lie far and apart
    from atop one the next lies just within sight
    a towering shadow in the heavy grey air
    one to the north, and one to the south

    only very few still bare life's disorder
    netted crooked pillars of rusty red and grey
    most long clean are left quite alone
    a cathedral of ribs with a great white dome
     
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  3. Giant

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    Great poem, and factually true too.
     
  4. skyfire

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    ahh, wonderful imagery and great cadence, I like it
     
  5. rachelle elisabeth

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    Fantastic imagery! This poem also flows really nicely - each word seems perfectly placed. Nice job. :)
     
  6. Pablo

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    Thanks for all the kind comments!
     

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