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Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

0 posted 2000-04-09 09:14 AM


The Quest

We start out learning how to fly
With destination marked
A star adrift in heaven's sky
A journey quick embarked
In dare addressed the skyward quest
So distant from a feathered nest

With unsure glide and thoughts afar
Attempt untested wing
Newborn feathers eye the star
Of youths envisioning
But awkward plume quickly consume
A journey long forecast in doom

And so we fall upon on floor
Unscathed and still with pride
With rumpled feather try once more
To reach the dream inside
With firmer plume we then resume
Our quest to reach a closer moon

But still the moon is out of reach
We land upon the ground
The lessons that our failures teach
Is knowledge cruely found
We would be proud to be enshroud
In freeflight through a misty cloud

It seems no one can true forwarn
What fate may come our way
A sudden summer thunderstorm
Squelches sun filled days
In midst of steer towards dreams sincere
We’re brought down by a lightening spear

Then with a much more stable quill
Embark on feathery  flight
Envisoning elated thrill
To reach the treetop’s height
With all the vim we’ve left within
We finally reach the lowest limb

And so it goes, the course of life
To land on dreams too high
Without the weathered daily strife
We’d never learn to fly
To achieve success it’s always best
To make a star the final quest


We reach the tree top limb by limb
Then fly the cloudy dew
A little further gliding through
The sky’s eternal blue
But conquering the stars on high
At times we’re just too old to fly

Elizabeth Santos


[This message has been edited by Elizabeth Santos (edited 04-09-2000).]

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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA
1 posted 2000-04-09 09:27 AM


You continue to amaze, Ms. Santos. This is terrific. From one who is too old to fly I shall continue to follow my grandma's advice....if you can't be a tree...be a bush.  
Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla
2 posted 2000-04-09 09:57 AM


Elizabeth,
A wonderful poem from a wonderful poetest.
Like Balladeer said you are amazing.  
Love ya Sy

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554

3 posted 2000-04-09 10:10 AM


Liz, this is of perfection, words of wisdom, truly. what a perfect poem on this Sunday morn.This poem and you soar!!
take care, jm

Balladeer...your a might oak my friend!!

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