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Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

0 posted 2001-07-17 07:31 PM

Reason and Passion

Reason and Passion crossed paths on a road
Each bearing in weight much too heavy a load
Reason was seeking to conquer the mind
Passion, to smother the heart til it’s blind

They continued their journey, each thought he was best
Reason tread eastward, and passion went west
Not pausing a moment for small compromise
For each one believed he was so much more wise

Then Passion fell ill and in sorrow he wept
For promises given that never were kept
Alone he couldn’t handle love’s troublesome strain
Without reason’s patience to calm and restrain

Reason, however was plodding along
A road leading nowhere with never a song
For the mind that he conquered was tearing apart
Unable to live without love in his heart

The one heading west now looked eastward instead
And reason turned ‘round with delight in his head
They met many times through life’s intricate maze
And each shared the burden the rest of their days

Elizabeth Santos

Interloper

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-06

Posts 8369
Deep in the heart

1 posted 2001-07-17 07:35 PM

BRAVA! Wonderful story. Pssst, you sure Reason was/is a guy?

Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

2 posted 2001-07-17 07:50 PM

wonderful thoughts, Liz. They need to travel hand in hand....

Honeybee
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since 1999-12-26

Posts 5372
Ontario, CANADA

3 posted 2001-07-17 07:53 PM

Liz, I now have a favourite poem by you! I love this, well said wise poetess

Melissa~

Trillium

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since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

4 posted 2001-07-18 01:30 AM

Exceptional! As usual!

Betty Lou Hebert

Lady In White

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since 2001-02-12

Posts 2799
USA

5 posted 2001-07-18 02:05 PM

Lady Santos, this is very reminiscent of how Frank Baum created Oz...by looking at the history of Kansas, and subjecting all politicians to the wit of his pen...

yes, very reminiscent...

and very well done!

Auguste

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since 2000-02-16

Posts 3953
By the sea

6 posted 2001-07-18 05:17 PM

Liz,

MOST excellent, wise and clever in the story telling. I really enjoyed this much. It's a keeper for sure.

Michael

Michael Auguste~
There is more depth to the heart than the mind can comprehend and it only has boundaries when we choose to fence it in.

vlraynes
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since 2000-07-25

Posts 8229
Somewhere... out there...

7 posted 2001-07-23 12:56 PM

Elizabeth-
   I LOVE the thoughts expressed in this!
   There is much truth in your words.
   Very nicely done..

   hugs,
   ~vicky

"...until you have read the verse on his
heart, you have not truely met the poet."
-vlraynes

Irish Rose
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since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

8 posted 2001-08-03 07:38 PM

I missed this lovely verse. I'm glad I found it today.

" I walked beside the evening sea And dreamed a dream that could not be" George William Curtis"

Kay

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