Friday 16 October 2009

A state to enter

Look, it’s always a dangerous state

- exuberance –

a place that leads to Falls, especially


when others might be watching; brothers,

sisters, fathers,

mothers. I predict they might laugh


loudly at you - like any cynic -

but on bright

days when the sun winks, let it out.

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9 comments:

  1. jim6 December 2009 at 04:14

    This one has been kicking around in my head for weeks. Exuberance, yes, the joy & delight in life. It IS in this state that I tend to make an absolute fool of myself, I guess we all do. And it is in this state that we may come closest to a celebration of life & God. Yes, yes, when the sun winks, let it out. Keep Going

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  2. Anonymous4 January 2010 at 21:00

    you just can't hold that exuberance back if you are really lving. thanks for reminding us to live

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  3. Anonymous10 June 2010 at 19:58

    Exuberance is often these days out of my grasp, but staring into mortality's awful maw, the need for grasping for life, no matter what may come, is ever profound.

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  4. emmett wheatfall5 November 2011 at 01:25

    Wonderful! A beautifully written poem. Being short and concise is perfect and powerful.

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  5. Shafiqah26 June 2012 at 02:51

    I really enjoyed this poem!

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  6. Unknown20 May 2014 at 07:46

    I enjoyed the minimalist form and moving language of this beautiful poem. Best wishes to you. Clara

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  7. Anonymous7 June 2014 at 12:20

    Like it.

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  8. briemma4 February 2015 at 14:16

    So true. Like the bit about 'Falls', often caused by the sceptical and envious.....

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  9. Anonymous12 March 2015 at 11:10

    Fantastic.

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