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startin_fresh Member
since 1999-08-13
Posts 137US |
Adrift Once the world shown bright All things were possible to you Your ship sailed to many shores Seeking adventures and riches. You sailed for Utopia A new life you wished to make But wound up in torrential seas Adrift seeking a safe harbor The wind blown from your sails You're treading in a misty storm You've lost your bearings And long for the distant shores It seems an eternity since You've seen a fresh clear day You were set adrift off course Between huge waves of troubles The storm makes you weary Your spirit is tattered and forlorn The waves crash over the sides Water streaming from your portholes You've tread the troubled waters For what seems forever to you now Fatigue grasps you during the fight But you handle the task with fortitude Off in the distance you see the light It's there! It's not! You must rest There it is again. Faint though true The Beacon flashes; shadows vanish You turn to face the shore Wondering what was so unique It wasn't a star in the sky It was fixed on the horizon No matter from what direction You approach the beacon It won't be right or wrong This soon will become evident. The beacon is the goal The end without the means Set your course and begin The Beacon is your prize You wish for the safe harbor Where all was right with you The world was wide open And you thrived in living Sail towards the light, your goal Make the reward for you true. Set your course and begin Soon you will reach the jetties You've drifted off course And you feel you're up the creek Focus again on the beacon Reset your speed and course In time you'll reach safe haven Having weathered this storm Your structure to be nurtured Reinforced for life's voyage "You can't reason with your heart; it has it's own laws and thumps about things which the intellect scorns." ~ Mark Twain [This message has been edited by startin_fresh (edited 03-23-2001).] |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Very well done I enjoyed this very much! The poet is like a cocoon; in him the caterpillar of the past finds rest, and from him the butterfly of the future emerges. |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Shawn, this poem has amazingly strong images, and it reeks of hope. so BTTT for you. Kethry Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen. |
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startin_fresh Member
since 1999-08-13
Posts 137US |
Thank you ethome and kethry. I took a friends words of dispair and turned them about so they could see what they have related to me. Shawn "You can't reason with your heart; it has it's own laws and thumps about things which the intellect scorns." |
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Julie Jordan Scott Member
since 1999-09-19
Posts 146Bakersfield, CA USA |
Oh, yes, I can read the experiences, almost sense them palpably actually. Thank you for sharing so eloquently...and may the Beacon continue to shine brightly! |
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startin_fresh Member
since 1999-08-13
Posts 137US |
Thank you Julie. "You can't reason with your heart; it has it's own laws and thumps about things which the intellect scorns." |
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