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"F l o w e r s a n d S t a r s"

"F l o w e r s__A n d__S t a r s" c.

The Rainfall Drives Down______Cold and Clean
I hold You______Closer
You hold Me__Tighter
in the Valley of Death's Garden/

"Don't leave Me....
Please don't leave Me!"

But I'm
________Dying
______________Dying
____________________Dying

in the Garden...

Dying in Your Arms
               Dying in the Rain..........................Cold and Clean/
_____________________(Dead in Your Arms)
glitters like gold....
_____________________(Tears and Pain)
Flowers and Rain................./_________Splattering
__________________(Screaming)
Echoes
________(Dreams)
_________and letting go________of Life,
cutting the cord
                 (don'tleavemepleasedontleavemepleased)
drowning in the womb
        (comebacktomepleasecomebacktomepleasecomebac)
It's Suicide
____________in the Garden
    (screamscreamscreamscreamscreamscreams)

Flowers and Blood/......................Falling Rain/.............................Running Red/
_______Dead in Your Arms/..................Walk into the Light/ ........................................Colours So Bright/

Healing and Heaven and
_________________________Flowers and Stars/

18, July 1990
West Village NYC, USA

From "I'm Not Afraid of The Dark" Collection of 21st Century Poetry, Flowers and Stars, copyright by

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Permalink Reply by Angel Finnegan on June 8, 2011 at 9:44

Cheers Mary

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Kotsonis on June 19, 2011 at 8:59

Hey Angel, I like the all encompassing imagery of life and death, pain and hapiness. Preciousness of life and not wanting to let go of the beauty around us. The pace and rhthym is very effective. Another job well done mate. Is your work still available online? How many books have you published? Cheers.

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Permalink Reply by Angel Finnegan on June 19, 2011 at 9:12

My work is available online, but I am not a published poet. I am sure you know the poetry field is littered with fakes, phonies and frauds which make it impossible to break into the scene with original creations--especially in an equally white dominated and closed playing field. Nevertheless, all it takes is one legitmate publication in one legit magazine and my career is on the roll. I wait patiently for legit publication ....and carefully field through the offers. I have created four books of poems, in multiple languages, English, Dutch, French and German.and here is the link to my site http://members.multimania.nl/poetryisnotasickness/

Thanks again, Thomas, for tuning in.

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Kotsonis on June 19, 2011 at 9:26

I concur with your sentiments exactly, but don't let that bother you. I prefer the underground chanel... that's where the core of the real people live :-) Keep going and don't let the establishment win mate. That's why I love this website and find it refreshing, where we can all freely express ourselves and interact without any nepotism. Thanks for the link. One of my favourite quotes is from Nietzsche "...You must have chaos inside to give birth to a dancing star"

Cheers