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WindWalker
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since 2001-10-12
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0 posted 2006-03-31 10:27 AM


What is this thing we label “sorrow” –
this bottomless pain of the heart
we feel at the worst of times?
Sorrow - emptiness - lostness -
here, nothing gives pleasure;
nothing satisfies; nothing –  
only the endless ache,
no comfort, no place to hide.

What to do when sorrow
suddenly claims a piece of life?
Are we helpless?
Victims of circumstances
that only time can heal?

Ah, but is time such a great healer?
Observe: do the old get better?
No, time does not heal – time kills –
a bit faster in sorrow!
What to do, then?

Sorrow is a double-edged sword,
one edge jagged and rough,
that is the selfish sorrow –
the one that leaves a raw cut
which every little aggravation
exacerbates;
one edge sharp and smooth:
this is the great Cosmic sorrow –
when one's sorrow is all-sorrow,
no longer a burden, but a part of life
and this sorrow, if understood
becomes the stuff of joy.

Sorrow may slice through the heart:
we choose either the murderer's blade
or the surgeon's scalpel.

© Copyright 2006 Sharran WindWalker - All Rights Reserved
ThisDiamond
Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353
Michigan, USA
1 posted 2006-03-31 12:53 PM


The more I read you, the more impressed I am.
Enjoyed this uplifting message.
TD

XOx Uriah xOX
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since 2006-02-11
Posts 1403
Virginia
2 posted 2006-03-31 02:26 PM


::smiles::  One sees a rose bush...full of thorns.
Another sees a thorn bush...full of roses.

Good job...as always.

"Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations.  Knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience." James 1:2-3

Wonderful write !

passing shadows
Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
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displaced
3 posted 2006-03-31 02:33 PM


nice description and fantastic ending!
StevenS
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since 2005-09-21
Posts 945
L. A. (Lower Alabama)
4 posted 2006-04-01 09:05 AM


Windwalker, This is a catagory 4! it blows me away! Great! :-)
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