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Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

0 posted 2011-02-24 01:28 AM

Now I lay me down to sleep

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It has been a week of whispered pleas,
seeking comfort under dark of night.
Pleading for a power to believe,
looking to the stars for guiding light.

I cried out for those I do not know
whose plight has touched me deep inside.
Facing each new day as turmoil grows;
bursting forth before the old has died.

Yearning weaves among sharp, strident cries
to sound as echoes in deaf ears.
Do promises merely magnify
and create an endless din of tears?

My eyes close and I wish to believe,
in the dark I offer thoughts to You.
These nocturnal wishes are achieved;
as a children’s prayer reaches out to soothe.

I hear it through my Mother’s voice
as if she is sitting on my bed.
I think of life, of love, of choice.
My choice is to live with heart and head.

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Alison

[This message has been edited by Alison (02-24-2011 10:14 AM).]

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

1 posted 2011-02-24 06:35 AM

Gives me goosebumps for its intensity, dear Alison.

You share the pain of the world in such a heartfelt way, those nightly pleas are heard, I TRUST.

Excellent work.

Love,
Margherita

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2011-02-24 07:04 AM

Beautifully composed. A real work of art in wordplay style. You bring longing to life with your beautiful style and words.

~ Life is sexually transmitted ~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

3 posted 2011-02-24 08:29 AM

Thank you for giving your beautiful voice to a vague feeling I've been having. I can relate.
Lori

bel1e
Senior Member

since 2006-07-24

Posts 1631

4 posted 2011-02-24 08:56 AM

what a lovely little prayer, Alison~*~*

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

5 posted 2011-02-24 10:26 AM

Hi Alison, this is beautiful and I could feel the emotion through the moving words, the cries of a soul that touched my head and heart...This is beautiful and moving, heart breaking.

have a nice day

yann

Namyh
Senior Member

since 2009-01-20

Posts 988

6 posted 2011-02-24 10:44 PM

Alison - Sometimes a prayer is more powerful than any words of comfort or wise old saying as you have poetically demonstrated here. I'm already praying and my hands are clasped in a steeple. Much enjoyed. Namyh

ethome
Member Patricius

since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

7 posted 2011-02-24 11:11 PM

I think all the posters before me have summed this up really well.
It is intensely beautiful and opens up to draw the reader into virtual introspective reasons for examination.
Parallels of vison make for collective enjoyment.

Eric

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OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

8 posted 2011-02-25 01:45 PM

This is exquisitely and sensitively Alison. You DO live with heart and head - OK, more heart than head and that is good for everyone else, but a little more head would make things better for you. What I mean by the above lack of head is that you will do what is right for somebody else before you think of yourself. However, the head part that you DO live by, is that you analyse things well and honestly and that is good. However, you live, whatever you do, we all love our Alison.

Hugs
Owl

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

9 posted 2011-02-25 02:27 PM

This is a real gem, Alison, because you capture so well the pain and longing of so many of us. I too believe our pleas/prayers are heard but perhaps the important thing is that we do plead and pray and not necessarily the outcome because we cannot see the big picture.

Well done!
Helen

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

10 posted 2011-02-26 02:12 AM

Margherita,

Thank you for feeling what I try to express. This was difficult because my thouhts were jumbled up like popcorn popping in a pot.

Thank you, my friend.
Alison

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Jerry,

You are right about the longing.  I wish I had a stronger belief system in some ways.  So, I just write to sort out my thoughts.

Thank you for reading and responding.

Alison

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Lori,

Thank YOU for being part of what I am feeling.  It is nice to know that I am not alone.

Alison

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Baby Girl,

Thank you.  It's a pleasure to know that you read my poetry.

Alison

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yann,

I feel as if you always understand me - that is such a gift that you give all of us.

Thank you.
Alison

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Namyh,

You made me smile - thank you for reaching back out to me.

Alison

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Eric,

Thank you for adding to what has been said.  It's always good to read your thoughts.

Alison

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Diana,

When I read what you wrote, I felt such a kinship with you and knew that you know me quite well, my dear friend.

Thank you.
Alison

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Helen,

What a wonderful thought.  That our pleas are part of a bigger circle to bring solace and find something tangible to hold on to.

Thank you.
Alison

Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

11 posted 2011-02-26 07:37 PM

This poem is an excellent example of how big your heart really is, Alison. No wonder I like you so much!!

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

12 posted 2011-02-26 08:16 PM

Balladeer,

I am proud to think of you as my friend. Thank you for all you have given me.

Alison

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