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WindWalker
Senior Member

since 2001-10-12

Posts 1218

0 posted 2008-04-29 08:52 PM

Issues not faced boldly
fester in the soul
to be faced, never fear
through pain, illness or sorrow
completing the cycle
of life, of death, of life again,
from cocoon to wings
to the skeleton hanging from a branch...
there will always come
another Spring, another
dazzling display of coloured wings.

The cocoon represents
the inner journey’s quiet turmoil:
a death from which springs
a brighter, fuller life;
joy, laughter, the extravagance
of wings upon the meadow.

AAB
Member

since 2008-04-10

Posts 99
Canada

1 posted 2008-04-29 08:58 PM

I liked it very much

we're always starting again and again. Always look to the futer and rember what shaped your past.

"Death cannot stop true love, all it can do is delay it for a while" The Princess Bride

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

2 posted 2008-04-29 09:01 PM

Spring has never failed us - hopefully spring of which you speak will always be there for each of us.

enjoyed,

j.

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

3 posted 2008-04-30 02:18 AM

This is so beautiful and (I believe) so true.
Ida

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

4 posted 2008-04-30 08:47 AM

Well done, WW. The emergence of a butterfly from its cocoon is always an enjoyable metaphor for renewal of the human psyche.
Unfortunately, global warming effects have given us a new Spring weather pattern, one that promises to be as 'predictable' as world politics...ie, constant change and chaos. But this post has a ring of hope.

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

5 posted 2008-04-30 10:02 AM

WindWalker,

This is fairly good. For some reason I liked the second strophe better than the first.

Bobby

Artic Wind
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 8080
Realm of Supernatural

6 posted 2008-04-30 03:44 PM

Enjoyed the Write WindWalker!

ARCTIC WIND

Larrysmom
Senior Member

since 2008-04-03

Posts 533
Florida, USA

7 posted 2008-04-30 08:09 PM

Beautiful as always WindWalker...

Tammy<333

steavenr
Member Elite

since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

8 posted 2008-04-30 09:51 PM

"the extravagance
of wings upon the meadow."

Loved the hope embodied in this line

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

9 posted 2008-05-03 01:00 PM

The cocoon represents
the inner journey’s quiet turmoil:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I like that analogy, and how you portrayed the cycle of life in all it's beauty.

Excellent writing, WindWalker.

shyvl
Senior Member

since 2008-04-11

Posts 531
texas, usa

10 posted 2008-05-03 02:45 PM

WindWalker- Another contemplative poem. I enjoyed the use of a cocoon as a symbol for winter and renewal of spring. I also appreciated your wisdom on life in general. Thanks for sharing
sharyn

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