Poem: Invitation From Planet Earth.

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pjtalty
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since 2002-07-17

Posts 111
W.A., Australia

0 posted 2003-02-05 08:11 AM

Introduction:

1973: A friend gives birth to a baby boy in Perth, Western Australia. I write the following poem in celebration of the wondrous event. Within one month she, her partner and the boy chlld leave Perth to live in Canberra. We lose contact and in time they take refuge in the realms of my sub-conscious. My copy of the poem gradually disappears without trace.

1994: I am now living in Albany, Western Australia. One evening, a knock on the front door. I open it to find my friend from twenty years back. She is accompanied by a tall, strapping, handsome young man in his early twenties. In the course of our catch-up converation, she hands me a photcopy of the poem I had written in 1973.

By pure coincidence she had been visiting a local family and somehow my name and whereabouts was mentioned at some stage. She had greatly treasured the poem and carried it with her always.

Fate certainly works in many wonderful ways! I am now able to share the piece, warts and all, with YOU!

*Come! come into the world with us,
Sweet little blossom sprung from a seed of love;
Come join with us from now, be hurled with us
Around about the splendid sun above.

Come unafraid, share fully life with us;
drink in flowers, feast on the moon afar;
absorb the aura, share joy and strife with us;
Walk moonlit paths, enjoy the evening star.

Feel music in your great and growing soul,
Sing sad or glad dictated by the need;
Take on your new-found part, assume your role,
But let it be of love and not of greed.

Come swim with us in lakes of lusty life;
Come join with us in questings made sublime
By hope whene'er you meet with pain and strife;
Ride with us on glorious tracks of time.

Come share with us the tentative times ahead
Now you have ventured through fond Nature's gate
To our dear Earth and where you have been led
To meet and match the might of Chance and Fate.*

Patrick Talty

[This message has been edited by pjtalty (02-05-2003 08:16 AM).]

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

1 posted 2003-02-05 08:16 AM

I absolutely love this poem and the story behind it! This is very special! I look forward to reading more of your fine poetry!

Warm hugs,
Earth Angel

regards2you
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since 2002-10-01

Posts 3940
California

2 posted 2003-02-05 10:07 AM

Oh, that Linda (Earth Angel) took the very words right out of my mouth....

I absolutely love this poem, too. It is precious. I am glad you took the time to tell us the history. Interesting! How wonderful to be able to meet with them again...

Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
"Desiderata"

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

3 posted 2003-02-05 01:23 PM

Wonderful story and poem. a keeper, most definitely. But of course you already knew that, didn't you?

Into my library, for long-term safe keeping. Thanks for sharing this lovely gift.

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