Over the rushing river
Where shaggy fir-trees stand,
The devil himself is pushing
My swing with furry hand.
Pushing, he laughs away,
And up I go,
And down I go,
The seat creaks ominously,
The rope begins to fray,
Rubbing against a bough.
Prolonged the seat-board's creaking,
As up and down it glides.
With wheezy laughter shaking,
The devil holds his sides.
l hang on, swinging, gliding,
As up I go,
And down I go,
Slithering, slipping, sliding,
My dizzy gaze avoiding
The devil down below.
Above the shady fir-tree,
A voice laughs from the blue:
"You've landed on the swing, see! -
Swing, and to hell with you!"
And in the shaggy fir-tree,
A raucous hullabaloo:
"You've landed on the swing, see! -
Swing, and to hell with you!"
The devil will not leave it,
The swing will fly apace
Till with a violent buffet
I'm swept clean off my place,
Until the last few strands
Of hemp snap finally,
Until my native land
Comes flying up at me.
I'll soar above that fir-tree
And bang earth with my head.
So swing the swing on, devil,
Higher, higher… Aah!
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Hey, I have to give you an award for this, there are few people on here that have ever recieved this award. It is the Stephen's Perfectly written and expressed award. There is no money, points, or even a trophy . . . but what you do get is my respect as well as hopefully all the other member's respect on a GREAT write. I applaud you for your unique perspective on poetry and I appreciate seeing something new . . . as myself, I can basically only write about 2 things, love and the loss of love. Well congratulations on your new award and keep up the good writes! bye bye
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wow like seriously that was intense man. the funny thing is i had a dream like that once
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not exactly my type but it was good!
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Exelent! love it. grat style. I aplaud you.
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good
wonderfull baby i dig it! -
okay.
wow your intence with your words but you speack the truth i aplaud you. -
Well...That's not my style in poetry but I have to say it was pretty good.
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dont touch it it rocks
dude that is awsome!!!!!!! i love this
very awsome read this kicks!
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