22 December


listen




in a split second

all that really matters could be clear to you

we shuttle to and fro



we pulverize what it means to love

leaving nothing intact


we preach about following our hearts

but we have no idea what that means


 all we really get are levels of echoes

that are never very clear


...and the teensy weensy spider went up the spout again...


ATTEND YOUR LIFE







Comments

  1. Unknown22/12/2013, 09:02

    "we preach about following our hearts
    but we have no idea what that means"
    If only we would stop long enough to figure out which direction to go!

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  2. Susan22/12/2013, 09:54

    "Attend your life" and "Listen" bookend wisdom. Let us pause in there and feel what our hearts say separately and together.

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  3. Lynn22/12/2013, 09:54

    powerful and lovely too...

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  4. The Artful Diva22/12/2013, 10:20

    Nice poetry - simple and so true!

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  5. Mary22/12/2013, 10:20

    So true that we often talk a good line about following our hearts & perhaps many don't even know what it means to do so. Lots to think about here.

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  6. Eileen T O'Neill .....22/12/2013, 10:34

    Perhaps we never really know what it is that we seek, or what it is that might satisfy our lives totally....

    Best wishes, Eileen

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  7. Jae Rose22/12/2013, 10:51

    I think the spider says it all..nicely spun

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  8. Gabriella22/12/2013, 11:58

    I liked the verbs you used to frame your poem, as well as the thoughts in between. Food-for-thought!

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  9. Claudia22/12/2013, 12:10


    all we really get are levels of echoes.... it is not so easy to follow our hearts...i think we have un-learned to listen to it... i'm all for decoding its voice again...

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  10. revelations22/12/2013, 12:47

    some very thoughtful and powerful lines...

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  11. Sabra Bowers22/12/2013, 13:22

    I smiled at the line about the spider and water spout again. Great fun to have that in the poem.

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  12. Anonymous22/12/2013, 13:25

    Love where you went with those Wordle words.

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  13. veronica22/12/2013, 13:45

    Powerful and true... absolutely. This felt really good to read. Thank you.

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  14. Natašek22/12/2013, 14:13

    very interesting approach... powerful.

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  15. Sherry Blue Sky22/12/2013, 14:31

    I love "attend your life".......much wisdom in this poem.

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  16. J Cosmo Newbery22/12/2013, 14:32

    Attend to your life - spot on. Too many cobwebs in some corners of mine.

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  17. eileeninmd22/12/2013, 14:45

    I love this poem! It is so true! Thanks for sharing, have a happy day!

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  18. daphnepurpus22/12/2013, 16:41

    Both lovely and poignant!

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  19. Old Egg22/12/2013, 18:25

    Whether it is the spider or ourselves life is one constant repetition until the final flood washes us away for ever. Who knows how we are measured? Is life a test or a reward? Just try to do no harm.

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  20. humbird22/12/2013, 19:24

    'ATTEND YOUR LIFE' ~ sounds good...and I love also ' all we really get are levels of echoes

    that are never very clear' ~ we always want to know everything ~ perhaps we're learning how to recognize clearly the inner voice...

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  21. Gail22/12/2013, 19:34

    Wow, what I would say if I could. Beautiful and truthful.

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  22. kaykuala22/12/2013, 20:03

    There are lots to be caring about. Yes, life must go on! Nicely SoS!

    Hank

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  23. Anonymous22/12/2013, 20:41

    I think many have tried to teach us how to follow our hearts, but that means we must first learn to listen...and that is a life long enterprise. Thanks for the thoughtful advice,

    Elizabeth

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  24. Aditi23/12/2013, 03:45

    Wisdom flows through each of your lines...if only we just listen and attend to our lives!

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  25. Pealogic23/12/2013, 15:14

    We may intellectually know what following our hearts means, but emotionally it is very scary.

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  26. kaykuala24/12/2013, 04:17

    One has to pause and take stock along the way, obviously! Merry Christmas!

    Hank

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