Free Verse

The Earth's People

October 31, 2025

The Earth has its own wings The feathers are people They fought

They died

Their people cried

A part survived in the mountain

It kept them safe past

death's day

They said to them

The sun has a day

Death has a day

The earth day is in the mountain.

It is a place you stay

Now the mountain people

Call to the mountain people.

They have a home.

They have a song.

The wind sings.

Earth has it's own wings. The feathers are people. They fought. They died

Their people cried.

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▾ This Poem's Voice

Blends personal grief with abstract philosophical concepts of death, survival, and collective memory.

Moderate density; cycles through death, survival, home, song with meditative repetition.

Melancholic tone; death and loss dominate, yet survival and sanctuary offer mild comfort.

Fragmented pacing and repetition create tension; staccato phrases alternate with flowing lines.

Approximately 25 lines; falls in 16-30 line range.

Rich metaphors: earth as winged creature, feathers as people, mountain as sanctuary.

Primarily lyric introspection with mythic/collective voice; shifts toward narrative about mountain people.

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