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Man, I love poetry. Bumped into this accidentally this morning...

 

 

Even in our sleep,
pain which cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart,
until, in our own despair,
against our will,
comes wisdom
through the awful grace of God.

Aeschylus

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Since it was advised I begin at, well, the beginning ...   A bitter wind blows, drifting lazy bits of fluff, hallmarks of winter.     Softly twittering, a flutter amongst evergreen boughs. Ch

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Hi and Welcome! This is an open thread, intended for poets to help one another on GA. It's not tied to any one piece, but a forum where we can exchange ideas, get feedback on a project we're intending

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And this is for tim. Also found on Occasional Poetry, here....  https://www.gayauthors.org/story/parker-owens/occasionalpoetry/59     To an Abecedarian Poet     At once brother and friend, compassi

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Man, I love poetry. Bumped into this accidentally this morning...

 

 

Even in our sleep,

pain which cannot forget

falls drop by drop upon the heart,

until, in our own despair,

against our will,

comes wisdom

through the awful grace of God.

Aeschylus

This is beautiful.. it speaks to me.... another that, though read daily, I will never tire.  Thank you for sharing this AC ..  

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Man, I love poetry. Bumped into this accidentally this morning...

 

Even in our sleep,

pain which cannot forget

falls drop by drop upon the heart,

until, in our own despair,

against our will,

comes wisdom

through the awful grace of God.

 

Aeschylus

Its awesome Ben. Like Tim said it really speaks to every reader. Everyone have their share of pain in their lives. Poem is so perfect with simple words. I love when it was with simple words... :D

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Man, I love poetry. Bumped into this accidentally this morning...

 

 

Even in our sleep,

pain which cannot forget

falls drop by drop upon the heart,

until, in our own despair,

against our will,

comes wisdom

through the awful grace of God.

Aeschylus

 

I've read it multiple times and hear a varied whisper each time. Thanks for sharing.

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Man, I love poetry. Bumped into this accidentally this morning...

 

 

Even in our sleep,

pain which cannot forget

falls drop by drop upon the heart,

until, in our own despair

against our will,

comes wisdom

through the awful grace of God.

Aeschylus

 

Thank you for finding and sharing this. We learn wisdom and peace despite ourselves, indeed.

 

 

 

A new rubaiyat here ... not a terribly long one.

 

But wonderful, nonetheless!

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I'd like to share a poem I come back to often. It was found in an envelope on a soldier who was killed to be opened by his parents in the event of his death. For some time it was believed he was the poet, but it turned out it was a much older text. Who originally wrote it is still unknown.

 

Do not stand at my grave and weep;

I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circle flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die.

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I'd like to share a poem I come back to often. It was found in an envelope on a soldier who was killed to be opened by his parents in the event of his death. For some time it was believed he was the poet, but it turned out it was a much older text. Who originally wrote it is still unkonwn.

 

Do not stand at my grave and weep;

I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circle flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die.

That's so sad and a terrific poem. I has given me chills, reading it. Such a wonderful poem. Thank you for sharing with us... :)

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I'd like to share a poem I come back to often. It was found in an envelope on a soldier who was killed to be opened by his parents in the event of his death. For some time it was believed he was the poet, but it turned out it was a much older text. Who originally wrote it is still unknown.

 

Do not stand at my grave and weep;

I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circle flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die.

I have seen this sometime past, I know not where and was moved then as now.

Some of the poems and letters written by soldiers during the American Civil War are astounding. Of course that was a time when people wrote and many of them were well educated in the classic style so the language is beautiful in its self.

Thanks for sharing this.

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I'd like to share a poem I come back to often. It was found in an envelope on a soldier who was killed to be opened by his parents in the event of his death. For some time it was believed he was the poet, but it turned out it was a much older text. Who originally wrote it is still unknown.

 

Do not stand at my grave and weep;

I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circle flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die.

I've heard it before also, but it's another that you can hear again and again. It's a beautiful thing!

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Crap!  I think I missed the deadline for the anthology!  I read the time difference wrong... :(

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Was catching up on reading, and as I'm about to drop off to raindrop lullabies, this: 

 

 

(Melodious) Mellifluous rain

like a cradlesong it croons

soothing the spent soul

 

Don't know where that sprung from, but I hope it was ok enough to put here.. 

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I had a major brain fart... :facepalm: I was thinking 12:00pm BST was midnight, not noon.   :blushing: So I missed the deadline by about 4 1/2 hours.  I haven't heard anything, so I'm assuming it wasn't accepted.  Which I completely understand.  I'm pretty upset with myself over it.  I usually like to have things done well ahead of time just so things like this don't happen.  I'll post it here once I get over my mistake.  I know I shouldn't beat myself up so much over it, but I am very disappointed to not be able to take part in it.  Especially over such a silly mistake on my part.  Oh well.  


Was catching up on reading, and as I'm about to drop off to raindrop lullabies, this: 

 

 

(Melodious) Mellifluous rain

like a cradlesong it croons

soothing the spent soul

 

Don't know where that sprung from, but I hope it was ok enough to put here.. 

More than ok :)  I loved it.  It describes falling asleep to rainfall perfectly. :hug: 

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Crap!  I think I missed the deadline for the anthology!  I read the time difference wrong... :(

I had a major brain fart... :facepalm: I was thinking 12:00pm BST was midnight, not noon.   :blushing: So I missed the deadline by about 4 1/2 hours.  I haven't heard anything, so I'm assuming it wasn't accepted.  Which I completely understand.  I'm pretty upset with myself over it.  I usually like to have things done well ahead of time just so things like this don't happen.  I'll post it here once I get over my mistake.  I know I shouldn't beat myself up so much over it, but I am very disappointed to not be able to take part in it.  Especially over such a silly mistake on my part.  Oh well.

 

Don't worry Val, they will definitely reply to your mail. It may take one or two days late sometimes... :) I got my reply after approxly after two and half days...

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Was catching up on reading, and as I'm about to drop off to raindrop lullabies, this:

 

(Melodious) Mellifluous rain

like a cradlesong it croons

soothing the spent soul

 

Don't know where that sprung from, but I hope it was ok enough to put here..

Nice one Aunt Def... :)

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Was catching up on reading, and as I'm about to drop off to raindrop lullabies, this: 

 

 

(Melodious) Mellifluous rain

like a cradlesong it croons

soothing the spent soul

 

Don't know where that sprung from, but I hope it was ok enough to put here..

 

It sounds like rain on the roof and in the leaves outside the window.

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Was catching up on reading, and as I'm about to drop off to raindrop lullabies, this: 

 

 

(Melodious) Mellifluous rain

like a cradlesong it croons

soothing the spent soul

 

Don't know where that sprung from, but I hope it was ok enough to put here.. 

that's poetry .. of course it's okay

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Crap!  I think I missed the deadline for the anthology!  I read the time difference wrong... :(

Your haiku is so good, perhaps they will make allowances. I agree with Emi: wait a little while, they may get back to you. 

 

 

Was catching up on reading, and as I'm about to drop off to raindrop lullabies, this: 

 

 

(Melodious) Mellifluous rain

like a cradlesong it croons

soothing the spent soul

 

Don't know where that sprung from, but I hope it was ok enough to put here.. 

Def, this is perfectly descriptive. It's grand.

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More than ok :)  I loved it.  It describes falling asleep to rainfall perfectly. :hug:

 

Nice one Aunt Def... :)

 

It sounds like rain on the roof and in the leaves outside the window.

 

that's poetry .. of course it's okay

 

Your haiku is so good, perhaps they will make allowances. I agree with Emi: wait a little while, they may get back to you. 

 

 

Def, this is perfectly descriptive. It's grand.

 

 

Thank you all so kindly. You just made this grey day a lot brighter....  :)

 

I have no likes left, but I will be back to properly acknowledge your lovely comments....  :hug:

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Was catching up on reading, and as I'm about to drop off to raindrop lullabies, this: 

 

 

(Melodious) Mellifluous rain

like a cradlesong it croons

soothing the spent soul

 

Don't know where that sprung from, but I hope it was ok enough to put here.. 

Awesome! You described perfectly, what rain does for me... "cradlesong"... beautiful...

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