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sgreybe
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since 2000-04-28
Posts 209
London, UK

0 posted 2000-06-30 03:07 PM


DRIFTWOOD:

From an ancient time
Evolves the art of now
Seeming close, or far; sublime
Touches deep inside, somehow

Driftwood drifts, sea to shore
To tell nature's story
Once again, as seen before
The life, in deathly glory

Minutes and years etched alive
Wondrously, it traveled far
To wash up here, to remind
Resounding, as on a guitar:

Remember, always, in all your ways
The everlasting
Ancient of Days.


(I wrote this on returning from three days spent between mountains and the shore of one of my country's most beautiful dams.   Sylvia.)

© Copyright 2000 Sylvia Greybe - All Rights Reserved
deleeme
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since 1999-10-09
Posts 1766
NEW ENGLAND, USA
1 posted 2000-06-30 08:35 PM


This is beautiful Sylvia. I like how you net the past & present- and life & death, using the figure of the driftwood.  Thank you for sharing your vacation reflections--may we see more?
            David

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245
Illinois
2 posted 2000-07-01 12:07 PM


Great reminder! Sounds like a peaceful vacation!  I really enjoyed this!  
Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
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3 posted 2000-07-02 08:07 AM


sgreybe, what a wonderful introduction into the Spiritual Journey Forum...and it sounds as if your trip was the making of wonderful memories.

Hope to see more of your work here, and will be looking in the other forums for this quality as well...

Sunny

~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.
Helen Keller ~~~

When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ


ellie LeJeune
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since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156
King of Prussia, PA USA
4 posted 2000-07-02 07:09 PM


Sylvia; I like your analogy in this poem.
Driftwood is always so mysterious, wondering the story it could tell. Lovely poem. Ellie

Summers haunting melody
that awakens
the butterflies,
calling them to join
the dance
in their silent song
of praise to God.

ellie LeJeune


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