Open Poetry #12 |
Reborn |
PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
He was a ghost before he spoke the very first time Like trees discarded after Christmas Forgotten until another forgettable season Shelved with ornaments made of his own mind He was another out of time Damaged, yet stronger than he was before And secure in the knowledge That he had survived somehow Pain is just weakness leaving out the door While desiring it, more and more A tree he was, felled by a blow from reality Ancient guardian of nature’s secrets Hardened through seasons of want Caught somewhere between the lines of humanity And fulfillment of prophecy He struggled with thoughts inconceivable Of reconciling the future with the past And infinite possibilities Making all dreams seem believable ‘Til the thoughts became palatable Strength has an everlasting type of appeal That beckons with its righteous hand At same time striking a vengeful blow In the end, all he wanted was to heal But first he had to learn to be healed |
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Dawn Eclipse Senior Member
since 2000-01-31
Posts 637The Horsehead Nebula |
Wonderful poem! It had some very interesting lines in it. I loved the last section. Wonderful write! "Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other course, no other way... No day but today" ~Broadway Musical RENT~ *Cassandra Roseen* |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
Thank you very much. I love your email addy name, and your interests...very unusual. What gives? |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
"But first he had to learn to be healed"...James |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
Thank you James.....umm, i think? |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
whoa...feels like ya wrote this one from inside my head...if so? you've lots of company in there today...grin... touched me on a very personal level with this. |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
WOW and double wow, this is fine work. I'm very impressed with this. "Every man dies. Not every man truly lives." Braveheart Kathleen |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
"[S]He was another out of time..." you are Good...you are very, Very good... and I am going to enjoy reading your work.... |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
Thank you serenity, irish rose, sunshine...you can't possibly know how much you made me want to write more. |
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SEA
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
I enjoyed this very much -SEA |
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Lady Ollyne Member
since 2001-01-08
Posts 337East Coast |
Thy strength of words appeals to mine heart within and shall help heal any and all who read, knowing that the possibility exists for dreams through struggle to have the opportunity to become real, if the desire and want are held close... Wonderful penned words, Sir Knight Lady Ollyne "O, learn to read what silent love hath writ: To hear with eyes belongs to love's fine wit"...Shakespeare |
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PoeticKnight Senior Member
since 2000-01-20
Posts 1144New Orleans, LA |
Thank you SEA, and you, my Lady Ollyne. Fair words indeed. |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
Yes, please keep writing. I almost stopped at one point but truthfully, I can't! "Every man dies. Not every man truly lives." Braveheart Kathleen |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
perhaps I shouldst change my name to reflect the Ladys and Knights here. . . superb words good Knight. . . ------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Thou art a poet in word and deed became a knight when thou dids't bleed write on for you do it so well Kethry Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen. |
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