Into Death Bravely Poem by Jimmy Santiago Baca

Into Death Bravely

Rating: 3.1


Winter
throws his great white shield
on the ground,
breaking thin arms of twisting branches,
and then howls
on the north side of the Black Mesa
a deep, throaty laughter.
Because of him
we have to sell our cattle
that rake snow for stubble.
Having lived his whole life
in a few weeks,
slow and pensive he walks away,
dragging his silver-stream shield
down branches
and over the ground,
he keeps walking slowly away
into death
bravely.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bernard F. Asuncion 23 July 2019

A pragmatic poem by Jimmy Santiago Baca....

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Edward Kofi Louis 23 July 2019

Because Of Him! ! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Ruta Mohapatra 23 July 2019

That is a great way to describe winter!

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Mahtab Bangalee 23 July 2019

slowly from the living zone slowly to the winter cone a walk for the withered death!

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Kumarmani Mahakul 23 July 2019

This is a beautiful poem on death having touching expression with nice diction. Thanks and congratulations for being selected this poem on POD.

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Adeeb Alfateh 23 July 2019

slow and pensive he walks away, dragging his silver-stream shield down branches and over the ground, beautiful writings great 10++++++++++++++++++

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Jimmy Santiago Baca

Jimmy Santiago Baca

Santa Fe, New Mexico
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