wasted ways



An old young man sits quietly on the shore
Watching as the sea vomits it's frothy white
Foam in spasmodic spurts upon the sand.
Watching as it tries in desperation to cleanse
This wasting land, tries to wash away the death
The degradation caused by man.
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Submitted on January 10, 2017

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paul gavin

published author,photographer and artist.gatuate of the art institute of pittsburg 1971,also hold several certifications in computer networkng and repair from university of scranton and webmaster certification from penn state.recently released 2 new books of poetry on amazon,kindle and create space. BLOOD ON THE LAND is the first,then WORDS WITHOUT MUSIC. more…

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