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jbowie
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BANGOR (that OR) ME

0 posted 2000-02-24 11:13 PM


Where the sky meets the age grayed mountains
there is a line of sight that transcends all thought
by pure beauty can we be rendered speechless
and feel that which has been created before us

To test our boundaries, ascend these slopes
only there can our true selves be found, with the
pretense cast aside, a chance to face a task which
is ours alone, a victory found only within ourselves

Testing our resolve, the dark forces gather
seen as rumbling clouds far across the meadow
known to us is the danger of ascending, yet unknown
is what we will receive once completed in our task

There are many places to start, especially given the
width and breadth of the human heart, and to attain
love through the paiin of failure, is the sweetest of rewards, that one could ever hope to achieve


 A real man
kisses his children goodnight

© Copyright 2000 James Bowie - All Rights Reserved
Denise
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1 posted 2000-02-25 12:05 PM


This is beautiful! Well done!

Denise

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2 posted 2000-02-25 12:18 PM


This is uplifting! Just what we need around here.  Woohoo....Great poem!
Michael
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3 posted 2000-02-25 04:53 AM


This is breathtaking.  Fabulous works...you really blew me away with this one.

love your signature, too.

Michael

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4 posted 2000-02-25 06:24 AM


JBowie~
Nicely done .. contemplative.
~*Marge*~



 ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Meadowmuse
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5 posted 2000-02-25 09:06 PM


I'm so glad I saw this...what a neat piece of work you've got here, from the creative  phrasings to the subtle internal rhyme...you've expressed the recognition of Wisdom in its natural elemental succession. Wonderful work, to be sure.


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