What is Life? Poet deVine's John Clare challenge

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Open Poetry #17

What is Life? Poet deVine's John Clare challenge

Titia Geertman
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since 2001-05-07

Posts 5182
Netherlands

0 posted 2001-12-20 06:08 PM

Poet deVine only gave us the last word of each line of a poem called "What is Life? by John Clare

When you are always on the run,
Not a moment's rest under the sun,
Little time for a lovely dream.
or tender thought.
Life is flowing like a stream,
ending up in nought.

So seize her in the early morn,
Go barefooted on a misty lawn,
Enjoy a butterfly before she dies;
But watch out for the roses' thorn,
she is an angel in disguise.

You say Life will stay unfound?
You don't hear her lovely sound?
Then go look for what you crave.
You say where does all joy abound?
Well certainly not in a grave.

So throw away your own disguise,
And be the one you want to be;
Let Life enfold before your eyes
The insufficiency of vanity.
That's all there is to undergo,
Before you will be able to prize
Life's true vallue and you know,
There's so much love under the skies.

A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess...
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[This message has been edited by Titia Geertman (12-20-2001 06:34 PM).]

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

1 posted 2001-12-20 06:41 PM

(smiles) Sooooooo beautiful, sweet friend, may we seize each day and capture each loving moment and memory! (smiles) Love is always in the air, and in every other simple thing that God has given us! (big hugggssssss) Soooooo beautiful, sweet friend, this is such a beautiful challenge! (kiss on cheek) I love it! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Titia, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

John Yaws
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since 1999-10-09

Posts 860
Texas

2 posted 2001-12-21 04:09 AM

True...and yet the best definition that I have ever heard of life is one I heard at a funeral. The preacher said, "Life is the nothing more than the small dash between two dates, graven in stone."

Magnus

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since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

3 posted 2001-12-21 05:51 PM

Titia...I can see that you worked hard to
blend in the words with the message...
Nice job..

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

4 posted 2001-12-21 06:01 PM

Titia, this is beautifully done!
*Happy Holidays to you and yours*
~Hugs, Nancy~

*~ Wishing you all a magical Christmas ~*

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