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Open Poetry #35

The common heart

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

0 posted 2005-06-09 04:11 AM

Shatters so the common heart
when love departs for yonder star
a traveler in search of light
beyond the confines of this life.

Reliant on unfounded threads
it weaves entwined amongst the dead
and draws from out the atmosphere
the moisture of immortal tears.

And as decreed the sages fear
this weep to land like sharpened spears
to one day pierce and injure more
love's pattern of the years before.

In pieces o’er these mortal fields
broken hearts like lonely sheep
and shepherds none upon the earth
to speak of love’s forever worth.

Words writ today from fables old
like sun to warm an inner cold
yet still the tremble, shiver, shake,
of everybody’s deep heartache.

Runs wild the river of denial
over every newborn living child
and sages, love, and prophets, say,
“Maybe now’s the time to pray.”

Helen (perhaps but maybe not)

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

1 posted 2005-06-09 04:20 AM

love this !!

WindWalker
Senior Member

since 2001-10-12

Posts 1218

2 posted 2005-06-10 02:33 AM

I love this too! Good word crafting.

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

3 posted 2005-06-10 02:51 AM

Thanks Dixie and WW - much appreciate the read and your comments.

HopeS
Member Elite

since 2000-12-22

Posts 4596
Perth Western Australia

4 posted 2005-06-10 03:42 AM

excellently penned

Hope

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

5 posted 2005-06-10 08:42 AM

Thank you, Hope, for stopping by to read. Strange thoughts float around in my head sometimes. Sigh!

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