"a stretch of mortal time"

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Open Poetry #34

"a stretch of mortal time"

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

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Gaia

0 posted 2005-01-23 08:28 PM

Tim Rice lyrics:
"Is it written in the stars
Are we paying for some crime
Is that all that we are good for
Just a stretch of mortal time

Is this God's experiment
In which we have no say
In which we're given paradise
But only for a day?"

*and my thoughts this day?*

If only for another day I stay,
will the game still mine to play
by the rules I choose
or shall I lose?

I say nay...
if only for one more day I stay
I shall insist on doing things
my way.

But even if the rules should be modified
to suit another's agenda?
I shall exit on my own terms,
and by this I do not mean
by my own hands,
but with a smile on my face
and a song in my heart,
praising and thanking
my God and Mother Nature
for the bounties I did receive
while I was given a chance
to dance in life
day-by-day.

(just some thoughts that went through my mind today
after reading that Johnny Carson passed away, for he surely lived life his way)

Dark Angel
Member Patricius

since 1999-08-04

Posts 10095

1 posted 2005-01-23 09:39 PM

sometimes I think, to live life my way would mean living it alone.

Enjoyed your thoughts here Kasey

M

and i knew in the crystalline knowledge of you
~Buckingham/Nicks

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

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2 posted 2005-01-23 09:49 PM

thank you for reading, Maree
and there are many times when I feel the same, that I function best while by myself
but then, I miss the interaction with other minds and hearts
and so
I always gravitate back to
the collective

while keeping my inner space as free as possible

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

3 posted 2005-01-23 10:22 PM

Your reply to Maree is thoughtful and heartfelt as the tribute...

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla

4 posted 2005-01-23 10:32 PM

Midnitesun
You are getting very close to the doorway of serenity.

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

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Gaia

5 posted 2005-01-23 10:40 PM

smiling here
thanks Serenity
and Sy? hugs to you for understanding

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