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Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115
South Africa

0 posted 2010-05-09 04:21 AM


It’s just a trickle not a flood
that courses down the cheeks of one
when sadness overwhelms the day
and empathy takes precedence.

The reach and stretch to disengage
loses force and lies dismayed
within the heart and mind, the soul,
of one bound up in love.

And how to cut the strings of love
and not fall into the ego
bothers some till midnight comes
and they sleep away the grief.

But daybreak heralds in again
more trickles down the cheeks
and a prayer is heard within the air,
“May the force be with you”.

And the prayer is magnified within
for the force of love to untie strings
and dissipate the dire effects
of connectedness.

But like all prayers they suffer so
the slowness of an aged one
in getting to the point of love
un-laden and detached.

But pray I do till midnight comes
because in the time before daybreak
someone counsels those aggrieved
until trickles dry on cheeks!

Helen / 9 May 2010


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LeeJ
Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296

1 posted 2010-05-09 09:55 AM


But like all prayers they suffer so
the slowness of an aged one
in getting to the point of love
un-laden and detached.

To finally realize love, in the autumn of our lives...big smiles and hugs...

Lee J.

miscellanea
Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060
OH
2 posted 2010-05-09 07:58 PM


such a beautifully written poem that should be read more than once.. I read it twice, and am bookmarking it to be read again.   Your poem speaks to me.   Thanks.

    misce'

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115
South Africa
3 posted 2010-05-10 02:06 AM


Thanks, LeeJ and misce.  I also need to read it more than once even though I wrote it - but did I write it?

Helen

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