Realized (A lesson only Prague can teach)

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Open Poetry #47

Realized (A lesson only Prague can teach)

martiniat8
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since 2003-06-21

Posts 897
Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

0 posted 2011-02-03 05:08 AM

I once sat, stood,
posed
beneath that great spire, the Eiffel Tower
and mourned an unrealized dream.

and now I sit, I stare
beside the Vltava
counting the bricks
of the battlements

the steps of lovers
on Karlovy Most
(Charles Bridge)
the dim lamplight and the statues of saints guiding our way

the spires
the modest towers
the rose bushes that line Petrin Hill
and the steps to St Vitus

little did I know
little did I see
beneath that Tower
I see now...

that I have been living that dream.... all along.

Balladeer

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

1 posted 2011-02-03 08:10 AM

True enough, sir. Sometimes, while staring at t he clouds, we fail to notice what is at our feet. Excellent...

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

2 posted 2011-02-03 11:01 AM

Those who appreciate what they have in the moment are the richest people in the world. Enjoyed your poem.

Owl

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

3 posted 2011-02-03 01:45 PM

Funny how that works. good write!
Lori

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

4 posted 2011-02-03 04:49 PM

Occasionally I read something that makes me wake up and say "whoa".

Coincidentally (or not coincidentally) I recently had a conversation with a friend regarding places she and I would both like to see before we leave the planet.

Prague is my unrealized dream

Let me go take a look around here to make sure I'm not there yet.

and thank you

faithmairee
Senior Member

since 2011-01-05

Posts 1441
Poe Haven, USA

5 posted 2011-02-03 08:37 PM

beautifully written...i especially like the ending...great poem

There must be a poem in here somewhere.

The_Doctors_Angel_32
Member

since 2011-01-14

Posts 337
Florida, USA

6 posted 2011-02-03 08:51 PM

This is an awesome poem. I never been to France. I would love one day to go to England though. See a friend I knew for awhile in the states who moved back home. I truly enjoyed the read!

When the family is together, the soul is at peace - Russian Proverb

steavenr
Member Elite

since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

7 posted 2011-02-03 09:26 PM

enjoyed reading your work...reminds me of an old saying, "It is not the view, but the viewer, that makes the watching special."

martiniat8
Senior Member

since 2003-06-21

Posts 897
Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

8 posted 2011-02-05 05:57 PM

thanks everybody for your very kind words

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