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Immortal
by
Robert Villanueva
I’ve
left behind my
youthful urgency,
misspent
my vibrant, restless
buzz and spark,
and
in the dawn of
bleak uncertainty,
my
feeble garden
dwindles, spare
and stark.
Unmindful
of my acts, devoid
of skill,
so
carelessly I tilled
the earth with
spite,
aware
of looming darkness
even still,
dismissing
days without regard
for night.
Again,
again I rise to
lap the dew
off
thorny brambles
trampled in the
shade,
as
crimson petals
fall and change
their hue,
and
cloudless sky
embarks on its
charade.
And
yet I’ll
sow the seeds
of poetry
in
vain attempt to
touch eternity.
©
2008 by Robert
Villanueva
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About the Author
Robert
Villanueva
is an award-winning
Kentucky writer
whose short stories,
poetry and essays
have appeared
in numerous print
and online magazines.
Some of those
publications include
Trillium Literary
Journal, GlassFire
Anthology, The
Sylvan Echo, The
Cherry Blossom
Review, Contemporary
Rhyme, The Flask
Review, Flutter
Poetry Journal,
The Summerset
Review, The Square
Table and The
Heartland Review.
Forthcoming publications
include The Binnacle
and Cantaraville.
In addition to
a novel, Robert
is working on
a collection of
interrelated short
stories. His website
is kybard660.tripod.com
and includes links
to more of his
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