"Life is the dancer and you are the dance."
— Eckhart Tolle

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

A Gift of Wisdom and Comfort we write poems #41-happy valentines

A gift to myself would
be wisdom that flows
beyond reality’s harshness.
From a wrong angle into right, 
ellipses forming a heart-shaped castle,
encircling jewel’s eternity.

Placing fingertips on an open
flame of a melting candle.
Never feeling heat.
Smoothness takes away
uncertainty’s path.

A gift to my soul would
be comfort that rests lightly,
appearing in fantasy’s gentleness.
From a right angle into wrong,
triangles forming an inverted paradigm,
encapsulating silver walls of infinity.

Running  my hands in flowing,
crystal clear deep descent of water,
never feeling coldness.
Cleanliness removes
traces of pain.
Posted by flaubert at 3:51 AM

16 comments:

  1. ireneFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    Love the title. Also the "heart shaped castle". Feels gentle and fluid.

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  2. Dave KingFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Very enjoyable, stimulatingly different from the normal run.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    Interesting approach to the topic, coming at it at an angle, as it were. A gift to yourself is a way of loving yourself, isn't it. I hadn't thought of that before.

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  4. RJ ClarkenFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    Wow, Pamela! I love the pairing of wisdom and comfort with the hot and cold. I think these are the gifts we truly would wish for - if we could find the words to say those things (like you just did!)

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Pamela, I always have to read your poems two or three times - the mark of successful writing.

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  6. ElizabethFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Really, really like "triangles forming an inverted paradigm". What a wonderful way of saying two hearts blending to make a wholeness. I think you did a wonderful write with a difficult prompt. Hats off to you,

    Elizabeth

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  7. gautami tripathyFebruary 16, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    This slowly engulfed me....

    missing me

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  8. flaubertFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    Thanks Irene. I am so bad with titles, so
    that is a real compliment:)

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  9. flaubertFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    You are right about that Dave.
    Normal it is not.

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  10. flaubertFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    I believe so Margo, but without
    overly indulgent.

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  11. flaubertFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    You are too kind RJ:)

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  12. flaubertFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    Why thank you, Viv.

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  13. flaubertFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    Thanks Elizabeth, it was
    difficult.

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  14. flaubertFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    I suppose that is
    good thing, Gautami.

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  15. Judy RoneyFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    You have a wonderful way with words. Comfort and wisdom would be wonderful gifts for us all.

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  16. flaubertFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    I know I could always use more Judy.

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