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VOICE FROM THE PAST

 

 

I hear the soft thrum

the pulse of the drum

far - far in the distance

- - spurring us on -

 

- louder now louder

a thunderous sound

demanding - insistant

vibrating the ground

 

beating out the old rhythams

-  -  turning us round - -

 

- - drawing ever nearer

controlling our minds

hearts beat to the rhythms

drums beat across time

an emerging of nations

-  -  -  a defining of lines

 

drums talk their own language

evolved before words

they tell of our Warlords

who's warriors were led

by the dancers and drummers

with their dance of the dead

 

now we dance to the drumming

raising dust with our feet

and talk with our friends

as we meet in the street

 

but the rhythm grows fainter

 

                       drums slow in retreat

 

                                         as un-rembered memories

 

                                                             return to their sleep.

◄ RUNNING THE GAUNTLET

COLD FEAR ►

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Flyntland

Wed 21st Dec 2022 09:25

My thanks to Stephen A, and Holden for reading and for your very welcome likes.
Stephan and Bethany - Thank you for your comments.
Comments encourage and reassure at the same time - so they are very welcome.

<Deleted User> (33540)

Tue 20th Dec 2022 23:08

It isn't an odd poem in my opinion Flyntland I think that it is a great and very entertaining poem. Thank you.

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Stephen Gospage

Sun 18th Dec 2022 21:26

The beat of drums rises and falls in this poem. I really enjoyed it.

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Flyntland

Sun 18th Dec 2022 11:24

I agree with Graham and Uilleam that drumming is the rhythm of the heart, but our mindset can be manipulated by subtle changes in the 'pattern' of drumming - faster - slower - louder - deeper.
crazed for war - ready to dance - melancholic - hypnotic - I believe all this became ingrained very early in our existance and has never changed.

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Sun 18th Dec 2022 10:58

In "Discussions" about
"what does poetry mean to you?"
I suggested that poetry is about patterns.

Drumbeats too, are of course a pattern-just like hearbeats.

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Graham Sherwood

Sun 18th Dec 2022 10:31

Drums are a heartbeat. There is nothing more evocative, elemental.

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Flyntland

Sun 18th Dec 2022 10:26

Thank you to John - Uilleam and Helene for your all important likes and to Leon for commenting on my (rather odd) poem

When I watched the England game (me watching football - thats a first) I realized that drums and drumming played an important part - in fact they are an important part of parades - carnivals -celebrations - battles - funerals - you name it and there they are from the ancient up to this very day
there must be a reason, a reason so far back that we could not possibly remember.

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Sat 17th Dec 2022 18:46

A right good write! 👍

LS

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