»
Archives
»
Open Poetry #14
»
A Destined Dream"
| Open Poetry #14 |
|
A Destined Dream" |
|
|
MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
Something different -- something new Places to be and things to do People about me -- no one I know Lots of free time -- yet nowhere to go. A strange phase in life, this year has been More downs and strife than ever I'd seen. It seems that it's time for my Karma to change... For I've seen enough of its bottomless range. It's true that what rises must also come down, But then, shouldn't that cycle come right back around? Not that I'm ungrateful for the good I've had... It just passed too soon like some fleeting fad. And the things in my life that mattered the most Have drifted away, haunting me like a ghost. I wonder if I am putting time to waste Pursuing a dream only my mind can taste... Is Destiny written, or do I decide Where, when, how, and if events should collide? If they be the former, there's no use in trying -- To say they could be different would only be lying. But be they the latter, there's no room for doubt: That dream in my mind I can't be without. (Copyright 1988 by: MARK V SHELDON) "If you think you know it all, you have a lot to learn." |
||
| © Copyright 2001 Mark V Sheldon - All Rights Reserved | |||
Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
enjoyed... questions asked and questions haunt... good write here! |
||
SEA 
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
the year I graduated from High School........what a confusing time.....I hear echos.......  great writing |
||
|
MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
Thank you, Cpat. Questions are part of what life is all about. Unfortunately, many people don't ask enough of them at times... Thanks for reading. -MVS "If you think you know it all, you have a lot to learn." |
||
|
MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
Very close, SEA! This was written during my first term at a university -- capturing a snapshot of questions and contemplations... Thanks for the compliment! -MVS "If you think you know it all, you have a lot to learn." |
||
|
catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
"Not that I'm ungrateful for the good I've had... It just passed too soon like some fleeting fad. And the things in my life that mattered the most Have drifted away, haunting me like a ghost." That is my biggest question of all, why the good seems so brief, and the rest so all enduring. Good one, Mark. S |
||
|
MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
I would imagine, Sandra, to afford us the opportunity to appreciate the good times that much more -- how can you know what's "good" until you know what's "bad"? How can you appreciate what you have until you understand what it's like when you don't? Some things simply need to be experienced for it to start to sink-in. Remember: there are no mistakes if you learn from them. That's part of what the human experience is all about (at least for what I've been able to gather, so far...). Thanks for spending some time on it. -MVS "If you think you know it all, you have a lot to learn." |
||
|
Tennessee Angel Senior Member
since 2000-06-03
Posts 661Tennessee |
I really enjoyed reading this..very thought provoking. I look forward to reading more of your work. |
||
|
MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
Thank you again, Tennessee Angel... I look forward to sharing more. -MVS "If you think you know it all, you have a lot to learn." |
||
|
Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Mark: "But be they the latter, there's no room for doubt: That dream in my mind I can't be without." So ture A dream is as diaphanous as breath yet as sure that it can build a castle stone by stone of river rock as it can whistle from a puckered five year old but oh when it touches the wrinkled waiting of a promise it whispers what hope is ... You inspired me with this remember...thanks |
||
|
Logan Senior Member
since 2001-05-28
Posts 1641Arkansas |
Ahh, Mark, we have our crossroads on our pathways of karma, so there is always a place to change...Smiles |
||
|
MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
Martie -- thank you for a poetic and contemplative response! To inspire others is a grand and satisfying honor, not to mention reward. I'm so glad I could breathe new life and perspectives to these older works. Logan: thank you, Sir, for taking a moment to consider this piece and sharing some words of your own. (The trick to change is to have the Wisdom to know when to stay the same...). -MVS "If you think you know it all, you have a lot to learn." |
||
|
|
⇧ top of page ⇧ |
|
| All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format. | ||
