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Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

0 posted 2009-09-07 02:03 AM

Life moves in and takes out
dreams, wishes, hopes and needs
and stirs and mixes cocktails
like a barman paid to be
a maker and creator.

It has no mind for me to sense
or heart to pump intent
but, oh, so diligent
it serves up and clears away
like one who doesn’t know
there always is a crumb or two
missed in the clean sweep.

Crumbs mix and meld in their own way
with the morning of the day
and catch in the oesophagus
of one who knows to breathe
the remainder and the residue
into the atmosphere.

And so into the twilight
crumbs scratch and irritate
and scratch and irritate
and scratch and irritate.

Night descends and shallow breath
skirts the crumbs of what is left
and brings unto the one who lives
a sense of silent happiness
that sometimes, sometimes not,
sweeps the crumbs into the bin
of “what the hell, I live”.

And after, long after,
the “sometimes not” grows bigger than
those everyday little crumbs
and that’s the way it goes
until happiness evolves
but never can it grow
when love like a little crumb
remains an irritation!

Helen / 7 September 2009

[This message has been edited by Honeybunch (09-07-2009 06:10 AM).]

ESHA SEN GUPTA
Member

since 2009-09-01

Posts 108
Maharashtra,India

1 posted 2009-09-07 03:02 AM

Dear Hellen thanks for such a touching poem.You have brought out the reality of life.
Love Esha

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

2 posted 2009-09-07 06:11 AM

Thank you, Esha and "Welcome to Pip"!

Helen

Artic Wind
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 8080
Realm of Supernatural

3 posted 2009-09-07 10:15 AM

I believe this is far from the reality of life, but does speak truth for one of many challenges that we face.

There is a lot of insight in this write, sweetest bunch of honey. I enjoyed this very much so, that I read it twice!

Feels good to read you again,

ARCTIC WIND

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

4 posted 2009-09-07 12:31 PM

Honey, you deserve far more than the crumbs of love. You deserve an entire bakery of goodies!

"a sense of silent happiness
that sometimes, sometimes not,
sweeps the crumbs into the bin
of “what the hell, I live”."

Live on! Love on!

Linda

LindsayP
Member Elite

since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

5 posted 2009-09-08 11:29 PM

Dear Helen, you have put a lot of thought

into your post, it wouldn't have been easy to write. Well done, Love.

Lindsay

N|D|N|C|Lost-Poet
Member

since 2009-07-30

Posts 360
New Orleans

6 posted 2009-09-09 01:47 AM

Beautifully written.

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

7 posted 2009-09-09 12:32 PM

Dear Helen, good to see your insightful work again!

Oh, yes, you LIVE! Your meditative reflections always dish out precious thoughts. Crumbs are always a sign left of the Whole and as such you do well to appreciate them.

Love and hugs.
Margherita

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