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Post by backstreetdreamer on Jan 15, 2012 4:19:40 GMT -5
Between reality and dreams, so many differences it seems So many ways to wander through the country lanes that we both do, So many smiles, so many tears, so many unrelenting fears So many thoughts to ponder on, so much was here but now is gone So much that wanders on the wind, where once our hopes and dreams were pinned So much that carried us away, so many rooms, no time to Pray For every sad relinquished hope, for all those times we couldn’t cope, So many long gone shades of time, so many poems that never rhyme.
Through sunrise hope to twilight dread, there is so much still to be said For hours consist of stepping stones, life’s music plays in many tones And sometimes when life’s music dies, it paints a picture in our eyes Of patient and serene despair, for every song that isn’t there For every wish that walked too far, and tripped over it’s falling star For every wishing well run dry, and every whispered lonely cry That tried so hard to find it’s ways through shards of long forgotten days And though the sun rises each day, sometimes we go another way.
Yet even though the night mist fades into so many tinctured shades That from a manger, from a shed, the dawn is waiting to be led Down palm leaved lanes of lifted hearts to where the sunrise really starts, For eyes that look up to the sky don’t have to wonder where or why, There is no need to carry loads to far off lands on winding roads, Our load just needs to be set free, no need to burden you or me, Then we can stroll within ourselves, no more sad unread books on shelves Our pages opened to the sun, where every dream we need is spun…
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Post by rrw on Jan 15, 2012 11:30:39 GMT -5
Hey, BSD, good to see you again... I see you still have that wonderful ability to rhyme all the way through the piece. As always a nice sense of rhythm and rhyme... lovely as always.
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Post by michaelgallatin on Jan 15, 2012 22:54:30 GMT -5
Very deep and very moving but it made me a bit sad today. I've had some real concerns recently about a close and "religious" friend whose piety seems now largely a sham. I hope I can be forgiving and I hope he can as well (for my excessive honesty). Looking inside can be beautiful as we find ourselves or others but it can reveal dark areas never seen before as well. So, I fear we should approach such a venture with hope and faith but also with compassion and a lot of understanding.
Namaste, Mike
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Post by johan on Jan 16, 2012 13:38:59 GMT -5
Glad to see you back Keith, they just keep coming better from you, great poem my friend.
Johan
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Post by purplespirit on Jan 17, 2012 12:34:21 GMT -5
It's rather impossible to say what many emotions your poems stir. This arrived my heart and mind just when I could do with a deep message that gives me some comprehensions. Thank you, it is beautiful as always! Ulla xx
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Post by b4sunset on Jan 17, 2012 22:20:43 GMT -5
another introspective piece laden with rhymes that speak from the heart, keith.. ever flowing,ever engaging.. may we let go and come home to our authentic selves.. .nenette
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Post by jbstillwater on Jan 23, 2012 15:34:29 GMT -5
Beautiful, Keith, surreal and flowing piece. Much enjoyed!
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