Contradiction (sestina challenge from Lady deVine)

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DreamEvil
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since 1999-06-22

Posts 2396

0 posted 1999-09-26 03:20 AM

Women as a whole are works of beauty.
Compassion is their right given by blood.
Passionate lives speak to me in one voice.
Noble acts are inspired by honor.
Gentle regard fills me with quiet peace.
My heart was captured by their siren song.

Women stir the depths of my soul with song.
I pray for those who are blind to beauty.
Open eyes and hearts will lead us to peace.
Love is the cooling balm for man's hot blood.
Chaste maid's virtue given is high honor.
To my love of women I give full voice.

True love speaks to the heart with God's own voice.
Soul-stirring and profound is heaven's song.
A devout man's duty is to honor.
Loving hearts see no fault, only beauty.
God's love paid for our sins with Christ's blood.
We strive to do as did the Prince of Peace.

Woman's regard can give a sense of peace.
To that emotion poetry gives voice.
Sometimes conflict is ended by spilt blood.
Lonely souls lament with heartbreaking song.
Savage natures can be stilled by beauty.
Deceit stands not in defense of honor.

Vows of love preclude a vow of honor.
Submission is the only route to peace.
Life is not worth giving up for beauty.
Distrust whispers with a compelling voice.
Whispers become a crescendo of song.
Bruised and broken hearts bitterly weep blood.

Even our freedom is stained with blood.
Wars are fought over a woman's honor.
Patriotism sings the victor's song.
At woman's bosom the victor finds peace.
In time even the defeated find voice.
Battles are waged for the sake of beauty.

Written in blood, history forsakes peace.
You honor yourself by giving love voice.
Love's inner song is expressed in beauty.

©1999 DreamEvil

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Now and forever my heart hears ~one voice~.
DreamEvil©

[This message has been edited by DreamEvil (edited 09-26-1999).]

Temptress

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-06-15

Posts 7136
Mobile, AL

1 posted 1999-09-26 03:33 AM

Beautiful...

only this from me on Women and Men..
We are faulted sometimes as equally as you are faulted. Choose with your own voice instead of the voice of others and a much clearer picture may come of it.

Okay..I don't know where that came from, but hope that it is relevant in some way.

Beki
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since 1999-09-15

Posts 1569
Newport Beach, CA, USA

2 posted 1999-09-26 04:09 AM

Wow Dream, I am feeling very honored to find myself in such a group...this is a beautiful tibute to women....thank you. :-)

Dragoness
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since 1999-08-07

Posts 513

3 posted 1999-09-26 04:10 AM

This was beautiful brother of my heart.! Loved it!!

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Set you heart free and your mind will follow.

Dark Angel
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since 1999-08-04

Posts 10095

4 posted 1999-09-26 04:21 AM

Wow Soul-brother, this is beautiful

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What comes from the heart goes to the heart.
Samuel Coleridge

Christopher

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-02

Posts 8296
Purgatorial Incarceration

5 posted 1999-09-26 04:56 AM

DAMN GOOD!

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

6 posted 1999-09-26 08:42 AM

Well written

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Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints in our heart and we are never ever the same.

Thank you all for leaving footprints!!

Poet deVine

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

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Hurricane Alley

7 posted 1999-09-26 08:44 AM

The challenge has been met beautifully!

Michael

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

8 posted 1999-09-26 09:05 AM

Extremely well written, Dream.
You've done us all proud meeting this challenge.

Michael

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

9 posted 1999-09-26 09:25 AM

DreamEvil,
I don't know how you did it but you did.
Wonderful job.

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