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Madame Chipmunk
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

0 posted 2002-01-01 10:32 PM

Icy wind etches skin, like a knife
and hair grizzles stiff, graying straight
when youth rusts away sadly fast
wasted lifetimes can crash like a weight

the years of tomorrows turn cartwheels
through a circus of beckoning hands
paintings of tears and of sorrow
putred landscapes of painful demands

age is the math of experience
minus the wisdom of fools
forests of knowledge within us
trees of insight, grown weedy with rules

to share with the seasons of future
avoidence of passion's mistakes
life on the hooks of disaster
the roulette wheel spins fast, in it's wake

copyright2001 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Startime
Member Ascendant

since 2000-10-03

Posts 5918
Canada

1 posted 2002-01-01 10:46 PM

BRAVO!!!BRAVO!!!Your muse is running hot tonight. Your words are not only filled with beauty but wisdom as well. I love it. The Math of Experience.....boy have I ever learned from some very tough equations.

**big hugs**

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

Martie

Moderator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

2 posted 2002-01-01 10:51 PM

yes, I agree...wisdom of experience is in your words...written so well too.!

Marsha

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-10

Posts 7423
Maidstone Kent England

3 posted 2002-01-01 11:05 PM

Lyra darling girl, I really love this poem it is UTTERLY utterly fabulous

The Math Of Experience I love that tile it is soooooooo true

and this bit took my breath away

age is the math of experience
minus the wisdom of fools
forests of knowledge within us
trees of insight, grown weedy with rules

to share with the seasons of future
avoidence of passion's mistakes
life on the hooks of disaster
the roulette wheel spins fast, in it's wake

You know that this is utterly wonderful don’t you, the flow and the metre are just perfect

Absolutely Fabulous

Love and warm stuff
As always
Mushy

To give light to them that sit in darkness..... to guide our feet into the way of peace St John ch2 v1

Jamie
Member Elite

since 2000-06-26

Posts 3168
Blue Heaven

4 posted 2002-01-01 11:14 PM

great writing-- insightful and delightful

There is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar.
byron

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

5 posted 2002-01-01 11:36 PM

(smiles) Soooooooo beautiful, sweet friend, your wonderful words are always so insightful and wonderful to read! (smiles) May we all hold our dreams close, but also cherish each moment to not let desire overwhelm us! (kiss on cheek) We all love you so much, sweet Lyra! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet friend, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Larry C

Member Patricius

since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

6 posted 2002-01-02 12:09 PM

Lyra,
"age is the math of experience
minus the wisdom of fools"

Maybe that is why I feel so young! This is so cerebral...wish I could do that.

[This message has been edited by Larry C (01-02-2002 12:12 AM).]

ecrivan
Member Elite

since 2001-12-10

Posts 3923
my own state

7 posted 2002-01-02 12:41 PM

well I think you hotter than me by addressing certain unpleasant circumstances around us..that weedy atmosphere here depicts
things quite nicely.."trees of insight within us growing weedy with rules"...sure for the most part we've become slaves to the rules we've created which choke us as we try
to cope with growing unrest in the populous nations.

Lady Lost
Member

since 2000-07-13

Posts 470

8 posted 2002-01-02 06:09 AM

This is an insightful post...your descriptions are amazing.

~beth

baerlon
Member

since 2000-01-14

Posts 197
Youngstown and East Liverpool, Ohio, USA

9 posted 2002-01-02 06:16 AM

This was a joy to read, i don't think i have read any of your poems before but i look forward to more.

There's a peace inside us all
Let it be your friend
It will help you carry on
In the end
There's a peace inside us all
-Creed

We are all givin

Alan
Senior Member

since 2000-09-12

Posts 1499
right next door

10 posted 2002-01-02 09:06 AM

I do love this. It is packed with insight. Great writing
alan

strbbux
Member Elite

since 2001-12-19

Posts 3859

11 posted 2002-01-02 09:45 AM

You sure know how to use your words. just wonderful writing. floria

GenXer
Senior Member

since 2001-12-15

Posts 583
USA

12 posted 2002-01-02 03:21 PM

Lyra - Very good. I really liked the first and the third stanzas.

By the way, I didn't know you were so good in Math, because if you were you would know dollar for dollar a NY pizza is way better then a MI one.

Dave

Irish Rose
Member Patricius

since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

13 posted 2002-01-02 03:25 PM

Now, this is some fine crust around the edges on this one, I mean it. The words are original and well, I read this several times.

'Fiction is the truth inside the lie.' ~Stephen King

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