Dearest Truest
Sibling Soul
Daring Dove;
I sharemy Cup
with you
And thank you
froma Heart
of
LOVE!
So prone
so easy
to feel
ALONE
at this
Height
from which
I See,
Suffering
for those
who cannot
Be,
or understand
what or where
I am Free
when I describe
the View
of what is
True -
For where I am
they cannot
Know
or See
the Way
while their
Fears
are mirrored
on the
Path
slippery with
Clay
So prone
so easy
to feel
Alone,
to allow myself
to doubt
that what I
See
is True -
though my
Soul Partner
feels it too
and assures me
that I do -
Yet still
I wondered,
'Is it only
me he sees
through eyes
of Loyalty
and Love?
Am I truly
Here, above?'
And then
I turned
and found
You
There!
Beside me!
an answer to
a prayer
I shared my
Pain
in trust with
You
(what sweet solace
to this weary space)
reassuring me
that what
I Knew
Was True
But more than that,
when I sensed
Your message
was
"Look how far
you've come!"
I looked back
down
on all that
I had Won,
through the
mists around
the Peak
on which we
Stood
And, God
how high
it was
So good!
I hadn't noticed
my ascent
with others' sorrows
ringing in my head
thinking them
much closer than
was so
So far below
'Twas just my senses
growing more acute
Despite all their defences
let no lie refute
base metal can transmute!
The answer was
so clear and plain
Far, far below
who true Love feign
I cannot go
back down again
though
to sacrifice
the Speed
I've gained
still worth
the Pain and Hope
they WILL come
Up
to me
But I can only
Call
and shine the Light -
If they choose
to See and Hear
they must
Climb
sans fear
to where
I AM -
There's no free ride to the Other Side!
Author notes
This was written to a beloved friend, angel
and authentic Troubadour, Gary Dymock (1958 - 1998)
In loving memory..."not departed or gone"
[To see the poem he wrote to me, at the same time I was writing this - featured on my list page allpoetry.com/list/5914 ]
He "brought me this song", and many others by
Leonard Cohen (Canadian poet, songwriter, mystic)
For context and perspective, here's the song,
"Sisters of Mercy" , by Leonard Cohen:-
"Oh the sisters of mercy they are not departed or gone
They were waiting for me when I thought that I just
can't go on.
And they brought me their comfort and later they brought
me this song,
Oh I hope you run into them you who've been travelling
so long.
Yes you who must leave everything that you cannot
control,
It begins with your family, but soon it comes around to
your soul.
Well I've been where you're hanging, I think I can see
how you're pinned,
When you're not feeling holy, your loneliness says
that you've sinned
Well they lay down beside me, I made my confession
to them
They touched both my eyes and I touched the dew on
their hem.
If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off
and condemn
They will bind you with love that that is graceful and green
as a stem
When I left they were sleeping, I hope you run into
them soon
Don't turn on the lights, you can read their address
by the moon
And you won't make me jealous if I hear that
they've sweetened your night
We weren't lovers like that and besides it would
still be alright
We weren't lovers like that and besides it would
still be alright."
Written April, 1986
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Wonderful!
I absolutely loved this...so nicely written. Great flow, nothing forced. Like how you placed it on page, it seemed to climb with the poem, as strange as that may sound. Anyways, great write. Gonna have to see more of your work. Peace- Syah
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Lovely
This is truely inspirational.Beautiful. Written the year I was born. -
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Thank you, Marilyn!
Sorry I missed your comment in my notes before.
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Awww
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I always thought this poem characterized you the most.
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This is great! It gave me a good uplifted feeling to read it and it has a message of hope. I like the part about shining the light, that's what we should all be about.
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Stunning now I’m lost in time
In your divine wine
I’ve climbed the ladder of love
Below and above
And now I must confess
My armour is weeping redress
My life is a leaf that drifts in the autumn breeze
And if your turn on the lights
There is a secret doorway to the other side of life
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I read this before...but every time it takes on more meaning and the climb felt steeper this time.
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Ps That is one long laddr to climb,lololol
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magnificant. and now on to the discussion.
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Thanks for your comment, brokenwing11
Actually, it was not "very long" (in content), it is only 'long' visually
because of the format (to suggest the 'climb'). I liked your ultimate winners, good choices.
~ G
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this was very interesting. it definitely had a different style. the whole poem was very full of meaning. it was very long, but that's ok. you kept my attention. anywho...great write, keep it up and thanks for entering. God bless!
~brokenwing11
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This was an awesome poem. I like the way you wrote it long and everything. This poem was really good. Make sure to keep it up. I like it a lot !~JennI~!
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This was absolutely gorgeous. I loved the way it was written, with it's sporadic rhyming. This poem was absolutely wonderful, thank you so much for entering it into the contest!
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Thank you! I had already entered a new one, 'Messengers of Light', just before I submitted this one.
~ G
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started superbly, ended brilliantly. Loved it, the format, the content, all. Very good. Is it a prewrite, if it is may I also have a fresh one. Thanx 4 entering and gd luck
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A Splendid Vision. :)
To share in suffereing
helps one help one in healing
and so the circle goes on
from one to another one
as we look to the love
that bounds us all,
good human beings to pass good feelings
for those in pain which in return,
take back the misery of your own rain. I love this Gennelle.
Thank you, I'm in too and ready to pass the clue.
Tommy -
Chris ~ Language is so inadequate. What I meant to say was it is almost impossible to convey an accurate explication of multidimensional realities. I could have given a wrong impression of my meaning, re 'twin souls'. We are often in close proximity to our 'twin' through time. For example, Jesus and Mary were (for all intents and purposes) the original 'twin souls', Adam and Eve. 'Soul mates' are another matter, as are companions. We take on different roles and positions during our lifetimes to fulfill and balance everything necessary for our completion and perfection. Our 'twin soul' is not necessarily our perfect Lover, and just as there are triplets, quads etc. in biological birth, so in spirit. Gets complex to explain, but I hope I have helped to show it's not as 'set in stone' as could be (and often is) inferred.
~ G
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Inadequate and expository attempts at metaphysical explication...? This self critique is not doing you justice. A thought passed on to a person can be a gift greater than any gift money can buy. You gave me such a thing, by explaining the concept of twin souls, saying this longing will remain unfulfilled on our journey through space and time until the twin souls have found eachother. I knew this intuitively already for a long time, but I did not know this was the result of us being androgynes at the dawn of time, one not whole without the other. Now through your suggestions I have become able to add this to my awareness and the foundation of my believes has become more solid (not contianing an ounce of matter ) and subtle changes have been made to the course of my journey. I've still no clue where I am going, but the hope that I am to a lesser degree off course than before. I am grateful for that; this does you justice Take care,
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Thank you Chris
I always appreciate your thoughtful and attentive responses to my inadequate fragments and expository attempts at metaphysical explication. I would recommend reading the rest of the lyric to the song mentioned, also. The psalmists and musicians in sacred music were bound by their vows to continue to all generations (see Psalm 89, opening verses). They are among us now...we only have to Listen.
~ G
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There is indeed to free ride to the other side! The choices in life we make is where it all begins and after that taking all the consequence the choices we made bring along. Then we may realize we could have easily chosen more comfortable paths through life. But none of these lead to where Creator wants us to be! These hollow, trodden boulevards take us away from where our source and destiny is. I believe from where you are, this is not always a pretty sight. Perhaps the curse always accompanying the blessing is contained within the fact that you see so many heading for their doom while for many you believed it to be possible that other choices were within their reach and they did not choose them, not even when life made it clear beyond comprehension that THIS road they must walk. A small consolation I find for this situation in the intuitive suspicion that we are only halfway our first step on a journey that leads us to infinity and that after this life we will be given other opportunities to correct our mistakes. There were so many things in this immaculate write, reflecting this multi-layered reality hidden inside this illusion of false dreams and nightmares, encompassing it, patiently waiting for the porper time to cleanse out the treacherous misconcepts, the pain and unmatched longings that matter on our journey toward truth, that I am unable to contain in this comment of flawful words. Realizing this, I continue to read, trying to break loose from the descriptive confine of words and other conditionings. Thank you for sharing these words. I must chew on them some more.
Chris
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Thank you, M I wondered why it wasn't noticed. I wasn't even sure I should post it, being very personal, but in tribute to Gary - I felt I had to. Unknown to me, at the time, was the fact that he was simultaneously writing one to me. That's one I'm not sure I could bring myself to post.
~ G
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lovely
Gracious! another deep and lovely poem, which being posted on the same day as another one, did not show up in Favorites!
There is some sadness here, as each one climbs the heights alone; but joy as well, to see what has not been revealed before.
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