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Margherita
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0 posted 2006-06-18 11:17 AM


    
"Reaching the light" by Christiane Dore


* * *

Reaching for the Light

What kept me caged
in strings of sadness,
weighing me heavily down
in a granitic grip of gloom?
Why did I miss dawn’s call
for the new day’s celebration?
Voices forged by hell’s fire
drowned out the sweetness
of the awakening morn
and I lacked the energy
to raise my welcome song.
But while my heart slipped
close to the breaking point,
my soul sent a potent signal
of higher divine vibration
throughout my very core,
reminding me of my power:

You are a child of eternity!
Align with your God-self!


Beyond the noisy environment
peace beckons me into its orbit.
I deeply inhale particles of love
exhaling all trace of distress.
Airy lightness takes command
inducing a state of grace,
I feel the profound connection
to the higher spheres of life,
to the myriad of Angels,
to the omnipresent divine Light.
I raise my arms now to the sky
recognizing the gift of the day.
Ready to smile in gratitude
for the spark of celestial truth
that always finds the way
to manifest within my heart
whenever I lose sight
of who I really am:

A child of eternity,
born of the divine Light…

* * *

© Copyright 2006 Margherita Rueger - All Rights Reserved
Marge Tindal
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1 posted 2006-06-18 11:50 AM


MargheritaDearPoetess~

How blessed I feel to read you~

This has such a lovely quality to it ...
special inking, poetess~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
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Ericc
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2 posted 2006-06-18 11:57 AM


Deeply powerful....and deeply beautiful, Margherita.

Love,
Eric

inkedgoddess
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3 posted 2006-06-18 01:30 PM


so timely for me today dear poet...
i had my own moment of clairty this morning,,i have them rarely these days, but today i did

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4 posted 2006-06-18 01:35 PM


Loved 'granitic grip of gloom'. Very clever.
Magnus
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5 posted 2006-06-18 01:55 PM


A most beautiful poem, thanx for letting us
share it with you.

Enchantress
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6 posted 2006-06-18 01:59 PM


"I raise my arms now to the sky
recognizing the gift of the day.
Ready to smile in gratitude
for the spark of celestial truth
that always finds the way
to manifest within my heart
whenever I lose sight
of who I really am:

A child of eternity,
born of the divine Light…"


Oh my what a beautiful write!!
This is a keeper indeed.
Hugs~Nancy

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain ~

XOx Uriah xOX
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7 posted 2006-06-18 03:04 PM


and there you are.   ::smiles::   :: bows ::
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8 posted 2006-06-18 04:08 PM


awesome!!
Klassy Lassy
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9 posted 2006-06-18 04:24 PM


ohhh! such a loving reminder that we are never alone!  Anxious thoughts loom and there is every need for doves to gather.  If we stand still in the light, they do!  Thank you so much for this tender beauty of a poem.  

~ Klassy

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10 posted 2006-06-20 01:10 PM


Margherita,

Yes you are, my friend, yes you most certainly are "a child of eternity, born of the divine Light…"  Once again, you've written with an angelic pen that has touched the core of my spirit.

Thank you. Thank you for sharing. God bless.

-Bob

Margherita
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11 posted 2006-06-21 07:48 AM


Thank you all my dear poet friends for reading and commenting so lovingly and generously.

Love and Light,
Margherita

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12 posted 2006-06-22 12:12 PM


Oh, my goodness Margherita!  If you write like this in your third language, your first language poetry must be beyond-the-clouds-beautiful!  You truly understand the nature of Nature and the wonder of God.  Thank you for the experience.

- Owl

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13 posted 2006-06-22 09:10 PM


Enjoyed...James
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14 posted 2006-06-22 09:51 PM


I like the thought of breathing in love patricles...

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15 posted 2006-06-23 01:13 PM


Oh, Margherita! IWIHWT ~ I wish I had written that! You have divinely expressed what I feel, envision, and believe!



Love & Light,

Linda
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Margherita
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16 posted 2006-06-24 12:34 PM


Thank you my friends, you have given me joy.
Love and hugs.
Margherita

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17 posted 2006-06-24 05:48 PM


It is so good, Margherita, to be reminded so gracefully that I'm not the only one who understands these things. Not only your own words, but those of the people who have commented on them. Clearly this is not a whistle only dogs can hear. :-) And you did it without stifling dogma or hobbling cliches. That's the whipped cream and cherry. Encore!!

Oh yes, and awesome picture!!


A poem's just a poet in a word.

SmartChick
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18 posted 2006-06-25 07:14 PM


This is absolutely beautiful.
rosepetals25
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19 posted 2006-06-30 07:58 AM


So inspirational! And the picture fits perfectly!  

-Tara

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20 posted 2006-06-30 08:04 AM


this is so breathtaking and so very absolutely beautiful...
lovely inspire.  

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21 posted 2006-06-30 09:12 AM


Ready to smile in gratitude
for the spark of celestial truth
that always finds the way
to manifest within my heart
whenever I lose sight
of who I really am:

A child of eternity,
born of the divine Light…

loved this

Nightshade
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22 posted 2006-06-30 09:24 AM


Simply Beautiful
hugs, Chris

latearrival
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23 posted 2006-06-30 09:36 AM


I am so happy when poems are brought back up to the top.I missed this earlier. Beautiful thoughts put into worods. Thank you.martyjo
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