The River, the Stones, the Birds

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WindWalker
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since 2001-10-12

Posts 1218

0 posted 2005-05-17 08:10 PM

On the silent shores of a river
she walks in quite solitude,
trying to forget the night
embedding her heart and mind.
Icy waters swirl around her ankles,
inviting her to plunge in,
relinquishing life, setting her free.

Something new touches her heart
and she looks at her feet:
small stones gleam in the sunlight;
she looks to the sky:
eagles soar on majestic wings
far above the mountain tops;
she listens to the world around her:
solitary sandpipers running on gravel
give their high-pitched thrill.

With this beauty to accompany her,
she realizes the path she must take,
and relinquishes her pain and sorrow
to float away as flotsam
into an ever-cleansing sea
far away where she can never follow.

Drawing strength from the river,
wisdom from the stones,
freedom from the birds
and life from nature’s bounty...
she courageously begins a new life.

CastleGuard
Senior Member

since 2003-04-30

Posts 760
Alberta, Canada

1 posted 2005-05-17 08:31 PM

Nicely done.

I like your work.

CG

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

2 posted 2005-05-17 11:02 PM

My God, it's as if you had been watching me in a weak moment long ago. I felt a warm rush of HUMANITY as I read this.
Thank you, for the warmth of this gift.
(am keeping this one in my library)

Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

3 posted 2005-05-17 11:21 PM

she realizes the path she must take,
and relinquishes her pain and sorrow
to float away as flotsam
into an ever-cleansing sea

Wonderful, wonderful writing!
hugs, Chris

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
~Carl Sandburg

latearrival
Member Ascendant

since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

4 posted 2005-05-17 11:35 PM

The River,The Stones and The Birds, What more cleansing, if we but look around at the true beauty of nature. Thank you for this. martyjo

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

5 posted 2005-05-18 07:13 AM

love this one

Sunshine

Administrator

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

6 posted 2005-05-18 09:29 AM

she realizes the path she must take,
and relinquishes her pain and sorrow
to float away as flotsam
into an ever-cleansing sea
far away where she can never follow.

Drawing strength from the river,
wisdom from the stones,
freedom from the birds
and life from nature’s bounty...
she courageously begins a new life.

~*~

Isn't it wonderful
that what we see around us,
can lift us ever so gently,
and walk away with us from the precipice?

Enjoyed this very much.

Thank you.

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