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LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

0 posted 2004-03-03 08:03 AM

Let it be said,
       but for a moment, time forms clots
Shear laced rewards, suspended breathless for us
       An immense depth of makeshift divans, our temple of images
What meadow-lark sings contented with me?
       Cavalcading transversely, towards an unchanging vision
But for a moment…winks a sunset’s golden hues

Generosity gleams truth, in lucrative waves
     That beauty beads, nature’s mineral showers, tenderly strains
Like strings of yarn hanging from endless heaven….
     Humming adventure, delicately spun on wings of suspension
But for those treasures, have we lived life’s endless song?
   I recollect, but for a moment…have we begun?
Is all creation, all nature, merely an accolade?
   Building us fires pure joy throughout the day
But for a moment…life’s wistful heart and sacred bow
  Chain stitches dawn and twilight into some unseen chateau

Plucking ethereal melodies from an embroidered freedom
      What voice so perfectly interprets this commonplace Eden?
Oh monstrous thing, how you address my heart in spiral coupling
    But for a moment…allowing me to forget…singing peace
With man and unbridled emblems released
    The imperfections of humankind, become a major key
With trumpets blazing into the sun, spreading feathery seeds
     But for a moment…time’s occasion
Springs willfulness invading like crystal persuasions

To whom must we eventually grace some support of design?
     But for the moments, what sees and garnishes rhyme?
It is our purpose, our duty, delicate as it seams
     Gathering cloves, near wind-swept dunes, to the tune of dreams
But for a moment…

Where a shadow of the Old Man paints a silvery link
     For an upcoming generation of children in sync
Pied piper of personalities, magically sapphires a glow
     Nodding gently in the breeze in search of the flow
But for a moment…one passionate moment…I stop and know
      It takes not one small effort to love the world!

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

1 posted 2004-03-03 08:19 AM

LeeJ
This is a gem, a wonderland of information.
Good morning sweet.

Greeneyes

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-09-09

Posts 9903
In Your Poetic Mind

2 posted 2004-03-03 09:06 AM

Nicely said Lee, a world of information with- in this, and I love the last stanza....made me stop and think !!

~~**~~
There are moments when speech
is but a mouth pressed lightly and
humbly against the angel's hands.

Kicking Kim
Member

since 2001-04-16

Posts 426
Cloud Cucko Land!

3 posted 2004-03-03 09:15 AM

What a wonderful poem. I truly enjoyed this one. And as the others said, packed with information. Where do you find the strength!!!

^*Kimberley*^

"Theres no posession, just obsession and growing depression"

choshi
Senior Member

since 2004-01-01

Posts 1184
New York

4 posted 2004-03-03 09:37 AM

"...But for a moment…one passionate moment…I stop and know
It takes not one small effort to love the world!"

Your language is complex and exquisite, your message beautifully uplifting Lee...~P

HopeS
Member Elite

since 2000-12-22

Posts 4596
Perth Western Australia

5 posted 2004-03-03 09:51 AM

what wonderful images , it was woven like a colourful tapestry

Hope

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

6 posted 2004-03-04 10:30 AM

Generosity gleams truth, in lucrative waves
     That beauty beads, nature’s mineral showers, tenderly strains
Like strings of yarn hanging from endless heaven….
     Humming adventure, delicately spun on wings of suspension
But for those treasures, have we lived life’s endless song?
   I recollect, but for a moment…have we begun?
"Is all creation, all nature, merely an accolade?
   Building us fires pure joy throughout the day
But for a moment…life’s wistful heart and sacred bow
  Chain stitches dawn and twilight into some unseen chateau"

LeeJ -- that verse just rocked my world!  Wow, what a wonderful poem!  .......jo

Startime55
Member Elite

since 2003-04-05

Posts 2148
Alberta, Canada

7 posted 2004-03-04 12:00 PM

**Sigh** A small simple thing it is to love but such a simple thing can change the world....MAGNIFICENT...

Kristabell
Senior Member

since 2003-11-29

Posts 678
Portland, OR

8 posted 2004-03-04 12:02 PM

We all must grow up sometime. I love your flow of words!!

Kristabell
Senior Member

since 2003-11-29

Posts 678
Portland, OR

9 posted 2004-03-04 12:05 PM

Sorry, my mistake! I did not mean to reply in this poem. Know that it is very beautiful. I accidentally went to the wrong one. Sorry! I am visually impared and that can sometimes happen. Great write.

Sadelite
Member Elite

since 2003-10-11

Posts 2519

10 posted 2004-03-07 08:33 AM

Lee,
I must admit that your writing overwhelms me. At times, the messages are more deep than I am able to understand. Still, you have a magnetism within your words that brings me back. I am so glad I returned. This is incredibly beautiful and engineered with silken threads, and of course, yarn. I enjoyed the freshness of your writing.
Sadie

scorpio
Member Ascendant

since 2002-10-02

Posts 5178
right...there

11 posted 2004-03-07 08:54 AM

Much to ponder in this poem. Beautifully written, Lee.

believe in what your heart feels...

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

12 posted 2004-03-08 06:17 PM

Nice writing...James

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