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The Brave Heart… |
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Father Member
since 2009-12-15
Posts 58Confusion |
Once as Icarus, I let it fly And I named it freedom; and joy But as with Icarus, it flew too close to another hearts warmth And fell to the earth, abandoned and alone Broken I found it again, and bandaged its wounds Swearing an oath to God almighty; Never again would I let my heart fly For I was afraid So, for many years did I build these walls around it Disallowing any to approach; or even behold its nature Denying it the comfort of another drawing near And with me it stayed not daring to fly again Safe and secure in its loneliness And we were not afraid But something changed In time the wounds healed, and it wished to fly again It beat at the walls I’d built and cried for release But I coward at the thought of it falling again Of it hurting again In time the cries ceased, and I thought all was well In remorse for my cruelty at denying its longing, I climbed the wall to see But it was gone; though the walls were high, and thick It had flown away into the wilderness that had brought only pain And I was afraid Now, many years have past And sometimes I see it, soaring against the back-lit sky Faintly, I can hear it singing It sings of freedom, and it sings of joy Now and again it alights on my sleeve and shares its song with me. Then as quickly as it came, it flies away again And I wonder at its courage For without thought of being broken; it sings It sings of love and of freedom and joy And its song is echoed as another joins it in flight At last my lesson is learned And I am not afraid |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
I saw this as thought it was on a screen before me. The lesson alone in this poem is outstanding, as it is fear that keeps a lot of us from doing and being all that we can be. This poem reminded me of when I was a child and fell on a horse, and broke my arm and leg. Once it was healed my parents made me get right back on that horse, and I have been getting right back on those "horses" ever since. My Dad loved and studied Greek Mythology so maybe he took a lesson from Icarus, omitting the fatal ending.  Well done indeed. Happy Holidays ♥ Mysteria ♥ |
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BYG New Member
since 2009-11-16
Posts 6 |
I really enjoyed this.... thank you sharing B x |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
"And sometimes I see it, soaring against the back-lit sky Faintly, I can hear it singing" beautifully done Father |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Dear Father, Greek Mythology was my absolute favourite subject in high school ~ and I am still fascinated by it and have written a few poems myself on subject. ~ Mind you, none of them compare with this one! I LOVE it!!!    Linda www.lindadowd.com |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
...and I am not afraid... ...And I named it freedom; ... ~*~ Thank you, Sir. " It matters not this distance now " Excerpt, Yesterday's Love |
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Father Member
since 2009-12-15
Posts 58Confusion |
Thank you Myst, I am most gratified by your comments. Memories like those are sweetest when filtered through time and yet their warmth is retained in fondness by gestures of kindness from those we love. |
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Father Member
since 2009-12-15
Posts 58Confusion |
@ BYG, you are most welcome. |
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Father Member
since 2009-12-15
Posts 58Confusion |
Lady, Thank you, you are too kind. |
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Father Member
since 2009-12-15
Posts 58Confusion |
Lady, Thank you, you are too kind. |
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Father Member
since 2009-12-15
Posts 58Confusion |
Many thanks Ms.Dowd. Then we share a commonality! I too love mythology and Aesop's Fables were a staple of my childhood. Thank you again for the comments, coming from one as accomplished in poetry as you are, it means a great deal to me. |
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Father Member
since 2009-12-15
Posts 58Confusion |
And Thank you Sunshine... You are most welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it. |
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