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Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

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Gaia

0 posted 2003-12-02 01:31 AM

It is a cold wintry day in December.
Frigid frost on the ground speaks tomes
of lost loves and hates,
never buried, it seems,
far enough beneath our footsteps
that we can avoid stumbling,
fumbling in the dark over the same bones
that have lain before us since antiquity.
It seems we are doomed
to forevermore blunder
through barren unforgiving wastelands,
acting as if we had some sense of direction,
some pre-determined, pre-ordained pathway
to righteousness and glory,
a Valhalla reserved for those
who bear shiny heavy crosses
even when there was never proof
anyone needed to bear
a moment’s witness.
And who are we to say
what is God’s way,
or if indeed there is a God?
Not for a moment do I choose to stand or sit
in judgement of your chosen
(or perhaps predestined)pathway.
No, I would not venture that far
into the realm of Ego's absurdity.
Out of respect, leave me to stroll within
my own version of verdant pastures,
swim in my own rivers of life's meaning,
or crawl as a scorpion
upon the driest desolute Death Valley
if I that is where I choose to wander.
Please, wonder not what my goal may be,
or where my personal hell may lie,
for it is only for my self
and my private concept of the ultimate spirit
that the journey has any validity.
Each soul must ultimately crawl, walk, or run
within his own unique footsteps.
You cannot walk in mine,
and I cannot run your pathway
without falling from my own.
Yet many times we are able to run parallel,
sometime even overlap on a point or two,
maybe even merge in a rare moment of unity.
Those moments are the foundation of
the Unity of all living creatures
that I believe shall one day merge
into the
ONE.

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

1 posted 2003-12-02 01:36 AM

Kacy, I applaud you! I like you even more now that I read these words straight from the you of you! Frank, open, honest, wise, forthright ~ and yes, spiritual!

Namaste
Linda

SharaRose
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since 2003-07-19

Posts 2501
Somewhere out there~

2 posted 2003-12-02 01:50 AM

AMEN!!!! This is the way it should be. We all have to find our way to the truth in our own journey. This is one of many reasons why I love poetry..it speaks from the innermost depths of who and what we are as humans. On some level, or another we are all alike, yet not. Mysteries only because we make them that.
Love,
Terri~

titch k
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since 2003-11-25

Posts 123

3 posted 2003-12-02 01:56 AM

hi midnite sun
i am liking your clarity of words as you sing them
this no exception..smile
love Titch

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

4 posted 2003-12-02 02:04 AM

this touches my heart Kacy

bbent
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since 2001-01-07

Posts 521
Alaska

5 posted 2003-12-02 03:23 AM

Yo Kacy...this was just what I needed.Was flipping around the tv when I ran across Pat Robertson on CBN.Now he's professing to be the mouthpiece for the Christian God,getting all worked up screeming about how the world is involved in this great spiritual war and how Gods people must stop the Arab/Islam nation from spreading there lies and destuctive beliefes and all made right again through there destruction.Well old Pats a sure bet when it comes to getting me fired up so I ran for my tablet figuring I'd read a few writes then scribble one of my own.So glad you posted your verse here,sure helped me to put things back in a better perspective and probaly saved a few readers the the nesessity of reading another radical on a soap box.Reminds me of Christ himself saying give unto Ceaser what belongs to Ceaser and give unto God what belongs to him.A thought provocing write here and a fine reminder that my life flows much smoother when I simply live and let live.Some fine writing you've done here.I enjoyed.

Live like it's your last day...
Dance like nobody's watching...
Love like you've never been hurt...

Ericc
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since 2003-01-31

Posts 4178

6 posted 2003-12-02 11:05 AM

Wow...!!!!

Eric

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

7 posted 2003-12-02 11:37 AM

Sincere thanks to each of you.
Namaste.
I really do appreciate you taking time to read and reply, to this and any other writes I might post.
Dang, but I do love this site, for even when we disagree almost all the members do so with respect and tolerance. The rare birds that don't usually fly away. LOL

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

8 posted 2003-12-02 11:44 AM

Kacy~

'Out of respect, leave me to stroll within
my own version of verdant pastures,
swim in my own rivers of life's meaning'

Oh how beautiful is this thought~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram
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Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

9 posted 2003-12-02 12:00 PM

Thanks, and good morning to you, Marge!

Astro
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since 2003-01-08

Posts 69
Ca.

10 posted 2003-12-03 01:01 PM

I wanted to read some of your poetry as you're always kind enough to comment on mine. I must say, you have a talent for expression and a powerful voice. You do not waver in your intent and your images are clear and distinct. Very good poem.

Sight is an always awful beginning

Greeneyes

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since 2000-09-09

Posts 9903
In Your Poetic Mind

11 posted 2003-12-03 05:39 PM

It is a cold wintry day in December.
Frigid frost on the ground speaks tomes
of lost loves''

This is an amazing write!

hugsss lady

Lauren~

True poems rest between the words

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

12 posted 2003-12-03 07:21 PM

Astro, thank you so much for that winderful reply!

Lauren, thank you, for taking a moment to read and reply on this particular write. It means a lot to me, as I know how many hours you already have devoted to this board.

inkedgoddess
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since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

13 posted 2003-12-03 10:14 PM

those rare moments that we truly touch sleeves, come far and few between it seems at times, but they are magical when they do come

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

14 posted 2003-12-04 12:59 PM

Mish, thank you
for the touch of a sleeve, in understanding

namaste, friend

BluesSerenade
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since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

15 posted 2003-12-05 07:56 PM

Fabulous writing good poetess,
I'm taking lessons~
You've got such keen insight,
and this is something to stand back and admire.

Bravo Kacy!!!

garysgirl

Member Laureate

since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

16 posted 2003-12-06 02:27 AM

Kacy, I love the way that you stand for what you believe. And, yes, I think that the key to peace in the world is exactly what you said in your reply......

"for even when we disagree almost all the members do so with respect and tolerance"

If only the people in the world as a whole would only do this, and not try to push their beliefs and ideals on others.

Again, thank you for being you, Kacy. You have taught me some things through your writings.

Hugs

Ethel

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