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Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

0 posted 2003-10-12 04:30 AM

THE CONTRARINESS OF YOUTH

The contrariness of youth in a body now grown old
stands a pillar fortified by stubborn willfulness
and bears the weight of soul centered and within
a coloured glow surround of lasting permanence.

Turned and spun internally into immortal truth
the wisdom of age faces north, south, east and west,
and feels the pain of past, the wayward rocky paths,
revolve into the light of the deep unconscious mind.

Set and sealed in concrete, stone, no movement left or right,
patient is the hand of love through storms of disbelief
but everybody knows how love comes and then must go
when eroded is the soul by what the eyes behold.

And so I close my eyes to the nameless and unknown
and stand stubborn in the breeze of a timeless need
to hold aloft my love of you forever till I fold
the contrariness of youth into dust of my old age.

Helen

Marty Baird
Member

since 2003-09-20

Posts 90
Georgia, U.S.

1 posted 2003-10-12 07:07 AM

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2003-10-12 07:09 AM

It's Sunday!

And so much depth in this poem
tells me you had a pondering night.

Good morning, Helen.

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

3 posted 2003-10-12 08:32 AM

Helen
Well done, enjoyed.

Martie

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

4 posted 2003-10-12 10:32 AM

Helen...Always thought filled and beautiful!

Sunnyone
Member Ascendant

since 2000-07-06

Posts 5334
Staffordshire, England

5 posted 2003-10-12 10:36 AM

What a wonderful read on this Sunday afternoon! I especially savored the last verse, full of thoughts to ponder...~S~

Accept these small gifts from my gypsy heart ~S~

n2dmystic
Member

since 2003-09-27

Posts 253
beyond the doors of perception

6 posted 2003-10-12 10:48 AM

a very enchanting write. thank you

Peace, Joe
in the big MT
seeking the serendipitous magical mysteries of life's ubiquitous twisteries

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

7 posted 2003-10-12 11:47 AM

but everybody knows how love comes and then must go
when eroded is the soul by what the eyes behold.

And so I close my eyes to the nameless and unknown
and stand stubborn in the breeze of a timeless need
to hold aloft my love of you forever till I fold
the contrariness of youth into dust of my old age.

Thank you Helen for sharing the honest beauty of your heart and soul.

I look forward to reading your Sunday stories,
I always have and always will.

SharaRose
Member Elite

since 2003-07-19

Posts 2501
Somewhere out there~

8 posted 2003-10-12 11:54 AM

Ahem...feels like I walked in on a private moment...walks away saying to self...I wish I hadn't done that. WOW...that is so good to bring a person to such an emotion to feel that moved by it. WOW seems to be all I can think of. So intense!
Love,
Terri~

Of sound, and speech let all lift the hearer!

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

9 posted 2003-10-12 03:59 PM

Thank you all so much for reading and for your kind comments. I very much appreciate them all and, yes, perhaps a private moment but that which is unable to be said in private.

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