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Meadowmuse
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0 posted 2001-02-10 07:18 PM

Illumination

As grass in glassy morn must shiver, wet
and wake to frost of fragrant earthen plot,
for warmth impatient stir is dew's offset
till silver sun climbs into skyward spot.

And now it comes that I awaken cold,
laid bare beneath this unforgiving dark.
Awaiting welcome light of glory's gold,
I search the night to fan salvation's spark.

But if by grace the gleam of life remains
upon my youthful swell of warming skin,
arise I must from out these earthly chains
to seek illumination from within.

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau

Elizabeth

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1 posted 2001-02-10 07:29 PM

Sometimes we need to look for the light we all have inside instead of seeking it elsewhere. Wise words.

Marge Tindal

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2 posted 2001-02-10 07:32 PM

Claire~
Amen, sweet poet ... Amen !
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Sven

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3 posted 2001-02-10 07:50 PM

I concur my friend. . . it's always from within first. . .

wonderful. . .

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Meadowmuse
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4 posted 2001-02-10 09:06 PM

Elizabeth, Marge, Sven, thanks to each of you for sharing your thoughts with me. It really does come from within, doesn't it? (o:

Claire

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau

laryalee
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5 posted 2001-02-12 04:24 PM

Claire, this is so regal and graceful -
and based on such a wise and profound thought -
Love it!
Lary

Sunshine

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6 posted 2001-02-12 04:30 PM

Yes, indeed, there are days when the sun reigns silver....lovely Claire, very lovely...

Bill Charles
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7 posted 2001-02-12 06:51 PM

Meadowmuse - well done from your pen, and yes to light from within is where it starts.

BC

Meadowmuse
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8 posted 2001-02-12 07:43 PM

Lary, thank you. You may have read this one elsewhere recently. (o:

Sunshine, thank you for reading, and for the lovelies.

Bill, very nice to hear from you. Thanks so much for reading my poem.

Claire

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau

Seymour Tabin
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9 posted 2001-02-12 08:03 PM

Meadowmuse,
Good thoughts,good words, good poem.

nakdthoughts
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10 posted 2001-02-12 08:17 PM

But if by grace the gleam of life remains
upon my youthful swell of warming skin,
arise I must from out these earthly chains
to seek illumination from within.

oh my...these words do touch...~S~
~Wynter

"The worst prison would be a closed heart".
...Pope John Paul II

Alwye

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11 posted 2001-02-25 10:43 PM

Spoken eloquently and with such truth, Claire. You are very wise, for many times the light does indeed come from within.

*Krista Knutson*

I'm a slow dying flower
In a frost-killing hour
The sweet turning sour and untouchable...
-Natalie Merchant

Mike
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12 posted 2001-02-25 11:15 PM

Whilst stars above fire heaven's bloom,
'Tis Muse's song, the soul illume...

ethome
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13 posted 2001-02-25 11:44 PM

I think you've already found illumination from within...I can tell by reading your wonderful words.... take care ethome

The poet is like a cocoon; in him the caterpillar of the past finds rest, and from him the butterfly of the future emerges.

Red-uni
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14 posted 2001-02-26 12:07 PM

Hi,
Written very well, and so true that light comes from within.

jonmcm
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15 posted 2001-02-26 08:02 AM

This is a wonderful poem to read. Beautifully written!

Cheers

Jon

Kethry
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16 posted 2001-02-26 08:06 AM

Meadowmuse,
poetry in motion.
write on
Kethry

Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen.

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