Life, I Can No More Honor Thee

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PoeticKnight
Senior Member

since 2000-01-20

Posts 1144
New Orleans, LA

0 posted 2001-04-02 05:37 PM

Life, I can no more honor thee
Than by living you to fullest extent
Wasting not an hour, a minute, a second
Of time ever wished was never spent

When I see all the new things you bring,
Coming with the wind as you breathe
Granting me a respite from myself,
A promise of stillness in its shameful serenity

And at times, out of most unawares,
You come bearing ample baskets of joy
Near brimming with thou fruits of labor,
Just when such feasts need be employed

Though there are times, dear and fragile Life,
When misfortunate weight tips the scales
A tasking trial for one so small to bear,
I know thy grace shall be given without fail

For ever and always you will surely be,
A beacon of light, a force, and vengeful rod
To be felt by the highest and the low,
You, Life, are first and foremost a loving God

I cannot begin to approach thy face,
For I will, from my soul, certainly bleed
Yet I welcome thy chameleon aspect,
Life, I can no more honor thee

Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

1 posted 2001-04-02 06:51 PM

indeed a creed for all to live by. . .

well done my friend. . .

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Janet Marie
Member Laureate

since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

2 posted 2001-04-02 07:04 PM

When I see all the new things you bring,
Coming with the wind as you breathe
Granting me a respite from myself,
A promise of stillness in its shameful serenity

And at times, out of most unawares,
You come bearing ample baskets of joy
Near brimming with thou fruits of labor,
Just when such feasts need be employed

=======================
When misfortunate weight tips the scales

I know thy grace shall be given without fail
========================
A beacon of light, a force, and vengeful rod

You, Life, are first and foremost a loving God

I cannot begin to approach thy face,
For I will, from my soul, certainly bleed
Yet I welcome thy chameleon aspect,
Life, I can no more honor thee
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PK this is you at high inspire.
this is ~excellent~...
the imagery is outstanding..as is the poetic phrasing, the cadence, the vocabulary, the Shakespearian language ...
the employ of metaphor to define the intend of the poems soul.

"When I see all the new things you bring,
Coming with the wind as you breathe
Granting me a respite from myself,
A promise of stillness in its shameful serenity"

what a ~beautiful~ verse that gem is.

"For I will, from my soul, certainly bleed
Yet I welcome thy chameleon aspect,
Life, I can no more honor thee"

very very cool write poet sir...
an added fave in my PK collection

It's such a clever innocence with which you show myself to me
As if you know how it feels to never be who you wanted to be
~jackson browne~

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

3 posted 2001-04-02 10:51 PM

And at times, out of most unawares,
You come bearing ample baskets of joy
Near brimming with thou fruits of labor,
Just when such feasts need be employed

yes, you certainly express it well *s

~Wynter

"The worst prison would be a closed heart".
...Pope John Paul II

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

4 posted 2001-04-03 12:30 PM

PoeticKnight~

'Life, I can no more honor thee
Than by living you to fullest extent
Wasting not an hour, a minute, a second
Of time ever wished was never spent'

This is a marvelous piece of writing !
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Irish Rose
Member Patricius

since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

5 posted 2001-04-03 05:58 AM

Yes, this is a fine write......congratulations!

Kathleen Blake

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass,
and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee

Just A Woman
Senior Member

since 2001-03-10

Posts 507

6 posted 2001-04-03 08:38 AM

You've captured an "awe" of mine. Life and what it can be. The depths of it. I liked this one, PK.

"I can't remember if I'm the good twin or the evil one."

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

7 posted 2001-04-03 09:36 AM

PK, this strikes deep....so into my library for future reading....

well done, Sir!

PoeticKnight
Senior Member

since 2000-01-20

Posts 1144
New Orleans, LA

8 posted 2001-04-03 09:41 AM

Thank you all for breathing life into me, for reading my poems and for generous comments...You all inspire me.

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