Teen Poetry #3 |
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Along the sea of life |
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TAP2 Member
since 2000-06-29
Posts 211Morris, Il USA |
Okay. Haven't been in in a while and I've missed all of you very much. I can't assure you that I will frequent here as oft as I did, but I'll pop in more. Here's one for you thinkers. Along the sea of life Fate walked with Love one day. "Love, thinkest thou that Life without thyself is myself, or the choice of that one being?" Love thought for a moment. "I believe that without thy indirect influence, I would not be who I am." So they walked, hand in hand. He Fate, she Love, and discussed the follies of Man. "Is Hate the due process of non-interference by myself, or a result of failure on thy part?" Love thought for a moment. "Hate belongs to Chance. So if, per Chance, you and I are not timely, perhaps as a turtle to arrive, then Hate and Chance have a stronghold." So they walked, they two, on the sands of Time, on the shore of the sea of Life. "If Life be a product of... be it myself or Chance, is it also a product of thyself, or Life itself?" "Alas, dear Fate, not all life is made in love. Therefore if it is a product of myself, it is love. But be it a product of Hate, then it is a product of Life, where at any time thou mayest step in and join it to myself." So Fate walked, and Love walked. "Love, be thou and myself the entities that we are, is it by Chance that we are joined, or by myself?" "A greater power holds reign over both thee and I. Be it because thou hast deemed it so, or Chance, it is as it is, and thus it alway shall be." So they walked. "If a poet were to depict both us, and Chance, and Hate-whether it be by myself or per Chance, through thine influence, or the Whim of Hate-what is to be said of this thing?" "Hush, Fate, thou questions too much. Just hold my hand and walk." So Fate and Love, joined eternally, walked on the sands of Time, along the sea of Life. So as Fate has deemed it, Love holds all the answers, and is the answer to Hate. Be it not by Chance, But by Fate. "Fate, the poet must be under the influence of myself to put to verse this walk, Chance and Hate have lost once more." And they walked. Thomas A. Plemmons [This message has been edited by TAP2 (edited 08-18-2000).] |
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Salooma Senior Member
since 2000-01-28
Posts 781 |
wow! beautiful....quite beautiful!! ![]() this was amazing...i loved it, everything about it....the language you used, the thought, the outcome...very nicely writ! bravo...bravo! keep these coming will ya... salooma |
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Erin Member Elite
since 2000-06-15
Posts 2527~Chicago~ |
tap~~~very very impressive...is this the poem you were writing while you were gone???it took you that long...LOL good job buddy...you get 2 thumbs up from me...by the way welcome back...what did you decide to drop of the face of the earth and then come back... ~*~TrUe LoVe Is ThE cLoSeSt ThInG tO hEaVen~*~ |
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TAP2 Member
since 2000-06-29
Posts 211Morris, Il USA |
Salooma- Thank you for your kind words. The wording was quite a challenge but it seemed to fit right at the time. Remind me to reply to more of your work. I've read some of it but it was on those pop in, pop out days, you know? Been meaning to reply to them though. Erin- No, this piece actually took me about 20 minutes to write yesterday at work. Sorry I've been gone for so long, but I had some things going on in my life that kinda had me preoccupied. I'm back though and will try to reply and post at least once a week.Good to be back. Missed reading your work. [This message has been edited by TAP2 (edited 08-18-2000).] |
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StarPryncess17 Senior Member
since 2000-05-31
Posts 932Colorado |
It's been a while my dear! It's ok though, I forgive you~ ![]() ~*~Why is it that love always starts with a HuG grows with a kIsS and ends with a TeAr?!?~*~ |
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TAP2 Member
since 2000-06-29
Posts 211Morris, Il USA |
Jess, Glad you liked it. It is very complex, so don't feel bad that it took a couple of reads to figure it out. I wrote it and after it was done it took me about two complete read throughs to realize the in depthness of what I had written. Thanks for replying! Thomas |
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peanogrl83 Member
since 1999-12-04
Posts 202 |
Hmm, I posted a reply, but for some reason, it didn't show up. Bad computer, bad bad bad! lol, oh well, here it is 2nd time around. ;.) Vreni |
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TAP2 Member
since 2000-06-29
Posts 211Morris, Il USA |
Vreni, Thank you for your praise. Hope your trip to Ireland was eventful. Now I will have to go look up some of your stuff. Let not a word go unspoken, A thought go unheard, Let not one heart be broken Dream of a perfect world. -Th.A.P. |
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Jeremy Halstead Senior Member
since 2000-06-01
Posts 569Morris, Ill. U.S.A |
Well...I read this one at work when you wrote it but....DAMN.....I think the crowd seens to like it!! I knew it'd steal the show on here...btw, you can stick that BSB concert up yer butt...you missed the perfect show last night, man....I'll tell ya bout it later. Jeremy "Time is the matter, and in a matter of that all wounds will heal and all scars shall fade." |
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Jeremy Halstead Senior Member
since 2000-06-01
Posts 569Morris, Ill. U.S.A |
THIS IS JEREMY'S MOTHER. GREAT JOB THOMAS. IT WAS A BIT OVER MY HEAD, BUT EXCELLENT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! |
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Chel Senior Member
since 2000-07-01
Posts 511Baltimore, MD, USA |
Thomas, that was beautiful. Sorry you won't be here as often as you would like but I hope to see you once in a while. Just don't give up on writing. This poem was great. Chel "True friends stab you in the front" "True love last forever" |
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