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Flying

by The Walrus 

Posted: 18 May 2004
Word Count: 150


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Relishing the soothing scent of sanctuary,
warmth of face upon the abundant familial bosom.
Here and now, yet somehow there and now too -
circling amidst the ether of some timeless stratosphere
rapacious tentacles of being – touching, feeling,
body’s translucent lightness -
distillation of awareness.

And from this balcony
I could snatch my heart,
fling it far and follow it recklessly
and the strange thing is
they would understand,
they would stand back
and with a sympathetic smile say
‘moderation was afterall,
never her forte.’

They would understand
the need to fly,
that the soul has wings,
that beat so very hard against the bars,
that through the fabric of material reality
lust, passion consume and ultimately transmute
into essence of being, divinity,
the need to fly to keep dreams alive
that although one can do that thing,
that everyday thing,
what sustains life is the desire to fly.






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roovacrag at 16:14 on 18 May 2004  Report this post
Beautiful,well written and very well worded.

Every stanza spoke volumes.
Well done.
XXXXX Stan

The Walrus at 20:52 on 18 May 2004  Report this post
Thanks Stan, I had a feeling this one would not go down well, appreciate your comment.

Red
xx

Fearless at 14:25 on 25 May 2004  Report this post
An honest, moving account of the spirit within. This, and your recent lyric 'Forever Red', show you as a poet to be reaching deeper into yourself, beyond your past experiences as articulated in much of your early poetry. Keep on doing it, for it is paying rich dividends in quality, presence and aftermemory of lyric.

You write well, so - write on,

Fearless

<Added>

I am surprised that this piece didn't receive more comments, but I guess that it has been read by a few that perhaps it resonated with.

Poetry cannot be expression if it is devoid of truth and feeling. It should bend, stretch and break rules, challenge convention and provoke. So, even with few comments, keep on doin' it. You're onto something.
x

The Walrus at 08:50 on 27 May 2004  Report this post
Fearless, I thank you for your ridiculously kind comments.

Red
x

optiplex at 22:19 on 10 October 2004  Report this post
I Love this so much... So much feeling, and so much of you're "inner spirit"... I wish I could write like this....

Please more like this!

O.

The Walrus at 07:43 on 11 October 2004  Report this post
Thanks for your comment Opti, kind words.

The Walrus

optiplex at 14:01 on 11 October 2004  Report this post
I am just sorry it took me so long to find....


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