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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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Why must I always quest symmetry and balance from the discordant cacophony of humanity, hoping to achieve some personal harmony? In nature, I sometimes seek that elusive four-leaf clover while the impudent bonsai laughs at me, for it cares naught for bilateral symmetry, nor does the magestic Sequoia tree. And I cannot deny the balance and harmony that lies within the unity of diversity. Black is white. One absorbing, one reflecting the whole spectrum of reality. The kinetic energy of the sea teems with layers of life's variety interspersed in a fluidity I can barely comprehend, one which I cannot live within or without and yet I sense its in constant harmony. The skies are filled with Otherworldly spirits dancing constantly 'round my electrified body and soul. These spirits never appear visually balanced, darting capriciously left and right, enticing and teasing me to seek rapprochement within my own inner reality. So while I sometimes mistakenly seek harmony from worldy discordant cacophony, it is within my own heart I always find my balance and harmony, my unique symmetry. **************** (a rewrite from an earlier post in a differrent forum) |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Midnitesun A wonderful write and you are looking in the right place. |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
Kacy, I loved the awesome imagery about the bonsai tree...a thought-provoking write much appreciated by this reader...and of course, it's always best to depend on oneself for answers huh? |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thank you, SY! kaile, I'm glad you read this one, so you'll know I always find my way back to my center point...where I am safest. thank you! |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
LOL...and knock me over my head if i forget this moral...  |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Sy is right...you are looking in the right place..and so is your muse..love the imagery and analogies in this Kacy..as well as the rhymes. well done groovy girl  |
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Ericc Member Elite
since 2003-01-31
Posts 4178 |
So much to say in such poetic language. Eric |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
wonderful thoughts |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
It's good to know. wonderful write...as I myself have wondered about balance, harmony, black and white, and symmetry |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
I recognize balance...everytime I swing past it! |
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Connel
since 2002-11-04
Posts 736Florida, USA |
Very nice. Very!  Anyone can write, But only poets can capture the heart. |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Midnite - good for you - exactly what I need to do myself - excellent - xxoo |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (sigh) Oh Kacy, I have always found balance to be an overrated word, it makes me think of the cosmological argument of the existence of God, and how they say if no First Mover was present or First Being, all contingent things would cease to exist, as if nothing is self-sufficient and only some magnetic force gives us balance! (big huggsssssss) I don't believe in balance and symmetry, all I believe in is harmony, the harmony in being free, yay, I love this, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Kacy, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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rkcraig Member
since 2003-02-27
Posts 202Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
another beautiful poem, how do you do it? |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
 thanks and hello to everyone here! Each of you offer your own piece of unity, your own POV, and that helps me maintain my sense of 'balance' and feel the harmony within the universe. |
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majnu
since 2002-10-13
Posts 1088SF Bay Area |
and then you show your versatility... i love the word cacaphony - there is so much life in that word! the last line is great. -majnu |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
thanks majnu yes, it is a really 'full' word |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
You write so well with great vision and imagery of inner peace. I always enjoy. Ken PS My comments to My Plant is posted in the responses. Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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