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OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2012-10-25 01:21 PM

THE SOLACE OF SUFFERING
21 October 2012

Sometimes,
in whatever form,
it freezes me solid
or ignites my panic,
but often,
it is great fun,
like playing McGiver
making things happen,
or Robinson Crusoe
rationing reserves,
and sometimes it simply dissipates
like mist in the sunshine
until the next time.

All things considered,
I rejoice in my suffering
though I have so much
less bullet to bite
than most,
and it has taught me so much
and fashioned my soul
and challenged my spirit
and motivated my actions
and birthed my compassion
and inspired my resilience
and enriched my thoughts
and enhanced my sensitivity
and taught me to fly
against the wind
and love its tingling embrace
of my face
and made me skylark-joyous about,
and quiver-grateful for,
my bountiful blessings
especially
the fragile, ethereal, littly ones.

Owl

Spiros Zafiris
Senior Member

since 2002-10-20

Posts 982
Canada

1 posted 2012-10-25 10:16 PM

..such glorious perseverance herein..much enjoyed..

..spiros
~~

Krawdad
Member Elite

since 2001-01-03

Posts 2597

2 posted 2012-10-26 12:43 PM

It is those littly ones that save us sometimes, or at least let us get some sleep . . .

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

3 posted 2012-10-26 01:59 AM

Feeling this one, Diana. So much truth and wisdom here.
Ida

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

4 posted 2012-10-26 02:43 AM

Thank you, Spiros, for your beautiful reply. It is much appreciated.

Thank you, Krawdad. For me, the littlest ones are the biggest.

Thank you, Ida, for your very kind words, and for feeling it so well.

Owl

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

5 posted 2012-10-27 01:23 AM

bonjour diana, this is a very pertinent poem, we learn also from our sufferings, it seems to me that you know well resilience, it requires a lot of will to admit and do that, thanks for the writing and relevant thoughts,

yann

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

6 posted 2012-10-27 03:55 AM

Merci beaucoup, Yann, for your beautiful, wise, kind and compassionate reply.

Owl

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

7 posted 2012-10-28 04:49 PM

"and taught me to fly
against the wind"

this has a special meaning for me...
wonderfully expressed, Diana

M

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

8 posted 2012-10-28 05:37 PM

Thank you, Maureen . . . I am so glad those lines have a special meaning for you.

It's good to see you around.

Owl

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

9 posted 2012-10-28 08:47 PM

extremely well said, as always ...

especially: "birthed my compassion"

perhaps 'broken hearts' can sometimes grow back even larger ...
with far greater capacity for empathy, understanding, tolerance
(even celebration) of diversity of others ?!

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

10 posted 2012-10-29 02:34 AM

Thanks, Bruce, for your kind words.

Owl

r v wooo
Senior Member

since 2007-08-07

Posts 656

11 posted 2012-10-29 12:09 PM

Yes, there is solace found in suffering and for the little ones...and all the others, too...I would gladly share the pain...no pain...no gain.RV

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

12 posted 2012-10-29 02:28 PM

Me too, RV. Thank you, for understanding so sensitively.

Owl

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