<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=414350" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>One Man</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Deserted now: The village stands.<br>The plague has taken everyone<br>But still the work of human hands <br>preserved in every stick and stone.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The bodies long returned to dust.<br>No living soul now dare come near<br>Their fear still holds in check their lust<br> though there is nothing left to fear.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The plague died when the people died.<br>There was no one to pass it on<br>Natures laws cannot be denied.<br>The pestilence is long since gone</div><div style="margin:10px 0">In time they will re occupy <br>the empty village and renew<br> its heart and soul.They will supply<br> the busy life that once it knew.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But until then the houses wait<br> for men to overcome their fear.<br>In time men will appreciate <br>that they will be most welcome here.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">All that it takes is one brave man<br> to move in and claim for his own.<br>A house to share with his woman.<br>Others will follow when they’re shown.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">That it is safe to settle here.<br>Although the houses need repair<br>and that there is nothing left to fear.<br>It only needs one man to dare.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">21-Aug-07</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ivor+Or+Ivor.e+Hogg">Ivor Or Ivor.e Hogg</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=414350" data-title="One Man de Ivor Or Ivor.e Hogg" data-description="Deserted now: The village stands. The plague has taken everyone But still the work of human hands preserved in every stick and stone. The bodies long returned to dust. No living soul now dare come near Their fear still holds in check their lust ..."></div> </div> </div>

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