The heart of a man is a restless heart.
Who longs to be a will-o-the-wisp.
To be able to fly
Far out in the sky
Capturing each dream he's missed!
The heart of a man is a wayward heart!
Like the way of a tumbling weed.
That forever must roam
with no roots to call home
Blown on by an errant breeze.
The heart of a man is a lonely heart.
Like the cry of the wild marsh loon.
As she pierces the air
With a cry of despair
When she finds all her nest in ruin.
The heart of a man is a mighty heart!
With the strength of a thousand lions!
But it will surely die
If not let fly
To wherever the heart desires.
Author notes
Written August 30th, 2003
In a list
A contest entry
- Looking for favorites of my favorites by Paloszoo.
700 points, ended February 9, 38 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
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well. i liked this is had a nce flow to it. I did not stumble through the words. It is, to me, a good poem to be put to music. I can vision manly-men singing this as they raise theirsteins of beer. Well done and good luck in the contest.
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ohhh this is sooo amazing its beautiful wow I really enjoyed reading this!! Your so talented to write a piece like this hope to read more of your work!!
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lovely piece of work. At first like it come out of a west. I loved the way you talk about love in this poem. It was a pleasure to read.
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hey dis is a cool way of a complete view on da variabilities dat a person holds!!!gud wrk
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Great Aries
This sounds like the heart of someone I loved dearly
who died in an accident.Is it the heart? or that
'spirit' within that is gone when the heart stops
beating.You see the same 'thing' in the animal world
They will surely die man/beast if not given freedom.
A death in 'spirit' man/animals retreat into themselves
if not able to be free, it seems like their hearts/
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You've captured the heart of the man flawlessly in this excellent piece. I love it! I thank you for entering my humble contest. It's always a pleasure to read a favorite's work
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The heart of a man is a weathered heart, and alas it has felt much, been afflicted many times, and yet it is resilient. I have to say that I love this poem...
This poem reminds me of a man with such a caring heart, that he would give the shirt off of his back to help someone else. He held me in the esteem of a precious jewel (something I was never used to, being treated nicely), and each time he held me, or opened his mouth to speak, I could feel the love radiating from the deepest recesses of his soul. You, too, remind me of him in some ways.
To make a long story short--he was my fiance...
The raven-hairedprincess approves 
Many blessings,
Raven Aurora
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I like this a lot. Your flow and rhythm are very good, i especially like;
"But it will surely die
If not let fly
To wherever the heart desires!"
If we don't chase our dreams and desires then we become stagnate... at least in my opinion.
Nicely done, enjoyed this,
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I felt each part of your heart as each picture was painted.
"The heart of a man is a wayward heart!
Like the way of a tumbling weed.
That forever must roam
with no roots to call home
And capture each wind that leads."
I don't know why I liked this stanza so much. I would hate to think my husbands heart was wayward. I know it was..before I captured it.
"The heart of a man is a lonely heart!
Like the cry of the wild marsh loon.
As she pierces the air
With a cry of despair
To find all her nest in ruin."
This one is the most heartfelt stanza. The one that shows your soul.
Another excellent write.
Sam
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ahhh but women generally out live men..so me thinks it's women who have the heart of lions
:P but I,m sure you're including man..to cover all of mankind in this wonderful strong write?? LOLOLOL
Really enjoyed the read..
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A wonderful piece here, it has a wonderful imagery, great job.
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Nice ::appluads:: Very vivid. I like this! The heart of a man ::sigh:: wonderfully beautiful! Keep up the awesome work.
~*Flawed Destiny*~
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