to dance away the pain of dread
firstly you must get ready set
and then before the word of go
you must caress a heart real slow
in hours of the small of night
you must then find a beaming light
a flicker of something so small
an ember found on knees to crawl
then secondly you must decide
what to discard what to abide
and searching through all future wants
you then need be aware of chants
that hold you to the past of pain
to losses and to great disdain
yes cut all strings that brought you naught
unmask the smiles and fakes of fraud
thirdly turn thus your back on dreams
that took you nowhere but to seams
of rivers leading to dead end
and to mere words that cannot mend
so stop the dance with nimble feet
and let the soul take flight in lead
to find the woven gold in flax
and Light falling through hurtful cracks
then fourthly act on higher Call
and turn away from rise and fall
become a moment in a Plan
eternal token for mere man
be solid sane and sound as sun
and join the stars in sacred run
these words I cannot share in teach
to everyone their own to reach
a lesson singular to learn
a dance to dance in unique turn
spread therefor on the wind of change
a heart ancient and prearranged
determine course by inner code
not by mortality's erode:
a soul in slight of cut that pass
through whole of life to Life that last
Author notes
Prompt: "once one has lost everything they in turn gain everything"
My AP name is myrataal
I am inspired by both of your options. For me wisdom is a gift, enhanced by the willing soul surrendering to own experiences of losses turned to gains.
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A contest entry
- Loss, gain, and change (Philosophy) by SoulfulBubbles.
400 points, ended January 24, 14 entries
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Strongest entry!
Well written and deep with good flow of thoughts and meter.
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What an awesome take on the prompt! And I loved the rhymes here! This is just a super write and you have left me speechless. You have a habit of doing that you know? Hmph! Haha. Best to you in the contest
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oopsie.
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Wonderful
This poem has a sound and sane basis, and addresses the movement into joy with great verve, "forgetting all that is past". I enjoyed reading it! -
Wow...truly amazing...and one of my favorites that I have read so far...it flows so beautifully...and holds wise words of great advice...beautifully written.
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