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Days of Dark & Light |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light 
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 Days of Dark & Light by Linda L. Dowd I’m a living, breathing dichotomy, For every cell is torn in two. ~ My body and mind are bifurcating, ~ My emotions, a quagmire stew. My psyche has been ripped asunder. Spirit Light glows bright ~ then wanes. I’ve never known such highs and joys, ~ Nor have I ever known such pains. With conflicting thoughts and feelings, ~ I’m at the brink of self-combustion. These trying times of ambivalence, Have lead to complete exhaustion. I need to focus and ground myself, In these days of Dark and Light. ~ Accepting what I cannot change, ~ And believing all is Right. . [This message has been edited by Earth Angel (07-08-2009 12:09 PM).] |
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Chalmette Guy Senior Member
since 2009-03-11
Posts 1257Louisiana |
Sometimes you need to give in to the darkness. If it feels right, it IS right. lol Because I understand this conflict. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
My beautiful bright Linda Angelo Terrestre, I want to reach out and hug you, for your intense poetic offering speaks of pain. We are in this world of duality and you know better than me how this sometimes can cause such a sense of being "split". May you be able to walk on the "live coals" of pain with total detachment and land on a dew kissed meadow to be fully refreshed and healed. My beautiful beloved Poetess, may you focus on the light. Love, Margherita  |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
Hello Linda, your poem is successful, an elegant tribute to dichotomy and a certain suavity in the words, I guess you will rebound very soon, the choice between happiness and unhappiness being obvious... thanks for the melodious poem. yann |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
all the world (and universe) is dichotomous ... effective 'write' ! applause for this 'penning' !! |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo dear Linda, There are pills available for manic-depressive disorder. It’s a cute poem. Love Bobby |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Linda - I find change is inevitable, and will always be there. Accepting it is the challenge, as I have found... BC |
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kudanesh Member
since 2007-12-01
Posts 135Peterborough,England |
Great write I am a big fan of rhyming and flowing poems lovely job Kudanesh |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Wonderful...James |
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brneyedgrly Senior Member
since 2009-06-08
Posts 1125nowhere and everywhere |
~lovely 'ea' linda... don't you listen to bobby jordan!...although that was darned funny : ) it's okay to have dark and light both...we just have to learn to roll with it and i can tell...you're the roll with it type of girl... love you,  ss ~s |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Good morning, CG ~ Fortunately, I find that the Light always wins out over the Dark that comes into my life! I'm a bit of an Unsinkable Molly Brown!  Warm hug, Linda  |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
My Dear Dolphina ~ Oh, Margherita, it is like being "split" in two! Mind you, I've got a strong constitution ~ and spirit!  I operate more from the proverbial half-full ~ as opposed to the half-empty ~ cup perspective. Thank you, my dear friend for your love and support and your ever-so-kind and gentle words. Linda Angelo Terrestre  |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Yann the Man ~ ~ And thank YOU for your "melodious" response! Yes, I "CHOOSE" happiness over unhappiness! As I always say, "Happiness is a state of being. Think happy. Be happy!" Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
shdp ~ Yes, Poet Bruce! "all the world (and universe) is dichotomous .." ~ and into every yang, some yin must fall! Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
R.E.J. ~ Oh, Bobby, whenever I'm feeling a bit down-trodden, I just take a 'Happy Pill' ~ Works every time! Think happy! Be happy! Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
BC ~ Greetings, Dear Bill! I refuse to stay down for long. We never appreciate the highs unless we have experienced the lows ~ nor do we appreciate the Light unless we have experienced the Dark. Love & LIGHT, Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
kudanesh ~ Hi, there! Nice to meet you! Thank you for reading my poem and for leaving such a nice response to it! EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
James ~ Hello, Hawaii Man! "Wonderful" is wonderful! Thank you! Whenever I get feeling sad, I still put on a happy face and before I know it, I am smiling from the inside out! Love 'n smiley faces, Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Brown-Eyed Beauty ~ Good morning, SS! Yeppers! I'm a roller! Sometimes I get a tad bit dizzy from all the rocking back and forth, but I refuse to sink in dark waters! I'm still floating ~ albeit it a bit discombobulated at the present time!  Love 'n a hug, Linda |
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Artic Wind Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080Realm of Supernatural |
This is just out of this world! ~ So beautiful! The poetic goodness is just wonderful to read to you EAARCTIC WIND |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
AW ~ Thank you! May your days be of Light! Love 'n a hugs, EA |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Dear, dear Linda, it is the darkest night in God lights a single candle to glow the brightest - and it is those who acknowledge and feel their fears, who face them the best, and can embrace courage with the wonderful spirit with which you do. Warm, loving hugs, meeows, barks - and whinnies from Heaven Owl, Tigger, Daisy and Flicka |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Dear Venerable One ~ You are so aptly named, wise Owl. Your "Warm, loving hugs, meeows, barks - and whinnies from Heaven" warm my heart and lift my spirits high. Thanks to all four of you! Sending love and warm hugs to you Tigger, Daisy and Flicka from me and Angel and Felicity. Linda |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
how good is your writing when you can use bifurcating in poetry perfectly...ahhh, you're just showing off...and you do it so well...  |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
You don't seem like yourself lately, Linda. I hope everything is okay. This hasn't been my best summer but, hopefully, things are getting better. Ida |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ok, so I need to know.... What's going on!? Beautifully put... and bothersome all at the same time! Good job! |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
steavenr ~ Me showing off? ~ What can I say! ~ I'm a Leo! lol Thanks for the chuckle! Love, Light, & Laughter! Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
My dear Ida Belle ~ My dear friend, I'm sorry to hear that your summer has not been the best. Mine truly has been a mixed bag, ergo, my 'bifurcating'! I truly am fine. I'm a go-with-the-flow kinda person. It's just that the waters have been rather choppy and I'm a bit sea-sick. Thank God-ness for LightHouses! I have faith that I will be guided safefly out of the turbulence. Love you! Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Sunshiny One ~ Oh, Karilea, that loaded question reminds me of another one, "How are you feeling" and the person goes on and on and on naming every ailment in the book! lol Worry not, my friend! I will be Guided safely to calm waters. I am just too grateful for the blessings in my life to allow the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" to do me in! My challenges are not for the faint of heart, but I will not only survive ~ I will thrive! Earth life sure ain't easy! ~ but it certainly can have some glorious moments and those I will keep in the forefront of my mind ~ and spirit. Thank you for caring, Love, Linda |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Such beautifully written conflict! I know you're the eternal optimist... here you've erased all doubt that it's a choice and not a charmed life that makes you so. *S* |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (smiles) For a long time, I was led to believe that Light and Dark were entirely at odds with each other and it seemed there was not meant to be harmony between the two.........but as of late, I've come to learn that such opposites as Day and Night do attract, nonetheless.........and that ultimately all contradictions dissolve in divinity, and truly it is both the light and darkness that guide us through our lives and help us find meaning, find clarity, and truly there is harmony and camaraderie in every opposite!  (huggies) Bless you, dearest friend, I hope you have a wonderful weekend, yay! XOXO, Noah Eaton "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other" |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Suthern One ~ Yes, my friend, I have been tried and I've been tested ~ and, alas, I continue to be.. ~ However, I choose to be happy instead of sad. I am able to do so because I truly have a grateful heart for the blessings that I do have in my life! I choose to look on the sunny side of clouds (even if when it's hidden). Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Gosh, Noah! You express your philosophical side, with a great deal of eloquence! I truly enjoy reading your thought-filled response. We live in a yin-yang ~ Dark-Light, world! Evetything in life is a continuing balancing act! Thank you, once again, for yet another memorable response. Love & LIGHT Linda |
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