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seraphin
Senior Member

since 2000-09-24

Posts 1004
Michigan

0 posted 2006-11-04 11:55 PM

I cede
To the wisdom of the fates
To the keeper of the gates
To the master of what will be
I now know I hold not the key
To forever, or some sad simile
Between what is now
Or what shall be
For this rose
Is indeed a rose
That draws her own blood
Forth
From her own thorns
And Lord!
Where will I find peace?

I cede
To the depths of present despair
My heart will know no repair
For I can never hope to be
What others would make of me
How do I hope to make them see
I cannot change
And remain free
For this rose
Is indeed a rose
That draws her own blood
Forth
From her own thorns
And Lord!
Where will I find peace?

I cede
And bow on knees fairly sore
A mind, weary to the core
Of today’s continuing fight
The endless road to prove right
When I tire of the boundless fight
of what lies beyond vision
But not beyond sight
For this rose
Is indeed a rose
That draws her own blood
Forth
From her own thorns,
And Lord!
When will I find peace?

aziza
Member Elite

since 2006-07-09

Posts 2995
Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy!

1 posted 2006-11-05 12:31 PM

I found a wonderful poem and a woman that I think of as "friend' ... I was thinking of you a bit ago and here you are. I am saving this poem because it really reached out to me and grabbed at my heart. Can you tell how much I like it?

xoxoxo
A

The Lady
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

2 posted 2006-11-05 01:54 AM

I join aziza

I was thinking of you today
hoping all was well
this poem is exceptional

"And Lord!
When will I find peace?"

truly exceptional Sandra...

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2006-11-05 11:09 AM

Very profound and impressive write.

Love,
Margherita

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

4 posted 2006-11-05 12:15 PM

peace seems like such a simple thing to want, to ask for, but the hardest thing to find at times

seraphin
Senior Member

since 2000-09-24

Posts 1004
Michigan

5 posted 2006-11-05 12:48 PM

Alison, yes you are a friend, and a dear one at that. Thank you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kate,
It seems I am dropping in and out of late. I will be back soon, but I do continue to think of you, whether or not I am here. I'm still reading, and still in awe.

Sandra

seraphin
Senior Member

since 2000-09-24

Posts 1004
Michigan

6 posted 2006-11-05 12:49 PM

Margherita,

Thank you very much for the kind words.

Sandra

seraphin
Senior Member

since 2000-09-24

Posts 1004
Michigan

7 posted 2006-11-05 12:50 PM

Dixie,

I know you understand the concept of chasing peace, and of how elusive it may be at times. Thank you for the read.

Sandra

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

8 posted 2006-11-05 08:40 PM

I suppose you start with figuring out who you are, and seeking happiness, through knowledge and choices. Once you can feel like you are making the right choices, you have done your part...James

seraphin
Senior Member

since 2000-09-24

Posts 1004
Michigan

9 posted 2006-11-05 11:34 PM

Thank you James, for your view. You are probably quite right, though there are those all to frequent moments when it is just so much easier to say "I cede".

Sandra

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