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0 posted 2020-09-01 10:53 PM


sleep, dear child of light
fear not the dark of night
rest now in arms of love
you, come from above

sleep, dear crystal child
warm and soft, sharp and wild
rest now in love so pure
just for you, strong, secure

sleep, cry not dear one
be still, the day has come
this day that you now will be
in my life, meant just for me

-- That which gives light must endure burning.
Viktor Frankl

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1 posted 2020-09-01 11:28 PM


Sven...Very tender write. Enjoyed.
Does this mean you are celebrating fatherhood with us?

~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~
Paul

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2 posted 2020-09-01 11:30 PM


Thank you, Paul.

No, not myself. . . I was listening to someone speak of adopting a child, and these words came to mind. . .

-- That which gives light must endure burning.
Viktor Frankl

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3 posted 2020-09-02 12:49 PM


Hmm..Father Sven.

There is an awesome sweetness to this.

"...warm and soft, sharp and wild..."

I love this line! You know the whole thing could be taken to be about a baby or a spiritual part of anyone any age, right?
Enjoyed!

"How much is real? So much to question
An epidemic of the mannequins
Contaminating everything"

Stone Sour



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4 posted 2020-09-02 01:16 PM


Sven, This smells like baby-powder, lotion,
& Love.

Enjoyed..

Sky~

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5 posted 2020-09-02 03:18 PM


Tenderly written...beautiful
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6 posted 2020-09-02 11:09 PM


Thank you all.

I wrote this while listening to someone I know speak of her desire to adopt a child.  Just the heartfelt way she spoke of it, inspired me to write this. . .

-- That which gives light must endure burning.
Viktor Frankl

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7 posted 2020-09-07 12:35 PM


So good to read your words, my friend.
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