SIX FOOT

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    Poem Commentary

    This poem was a venture of sorts into the brilliant but troubled mind of Vincent Van Gogh. With just a touch of some of my own personal emotions stirred in. The quote cited in this poem was taken from Vincent Van Gogh's suicide note. -Spence

    SIX FOOT



    Once I held happiness, but lost her embrace
    Now my memory struggles to make out her face

    Long ago, I grew tired of searching
    Nowadays, I grow tired of waiting

    What have I done to deserve this life?
    How many ways can fate find to take my light?

    I live my days loving freely,
    But no one accepts the notion
    Angel of death, once I ran,
    Now I accept your potion

    But the Angel’s ears take not heed
    As my mangled heart so ever slowly bleeds

    Van Gogh said the sadness will never leave

    One day I will end it myself
    Untouched, my story will sit upon some shelf

    When I’m gone, my possessions the world,
    you will reap

    Six foot doesn’t seem so deep


    "The sadness will never go away"     VVG


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    Skite commented on SIX FOOT

    06-14-2010

    Great tribute, he's one of my faves ever......love both...:)
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    knight4696 commented on SIX FOOT

    06-13-2010

    WOw SuSpence ... A Nice tribute poem to a very talented artist. Very creative indeed. Nice Job! :) Ken
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    SuSpence

    06/13/2010

    Thanks knight, I am glad you liked this one, I try to be creative and unique on each write, makes it more interesting to write them. ~Spence

    dumdumdj commented on SIX FOOT

    04-27-2010

    love the line....untouched...my story will sit upon some shelf....you're a very talented writer
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    simoneaugustus commented on SIX FOOT

    04-26-2010

    'Once I held happiness/ but lost her embrace' I was mesmerized from the first line. You have such talent!
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    NitaBoo commented on SIX FOOT

    07-03-2009

    Wow....pretty cool. Very reminiscent of Van Gogh and his tragedies....
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    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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