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Caught
within a swirling maelstrom
feet lifted from sea bottom
while my spirit yet sinks....
I struggle to regain my footing
but am swept away over and over again.
Recovery seems torn
from my grasp.
Shall I surrender to the waves....?
Give in to the urge to
breathe deeply....
Fill my lungs with salty remembrances
of past disappointments....
Shall I sink into memories....?
Resist the pull of the future....
Or refuse the tides that call me home.
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but the judgment that something else is more important than fear." -- Ambrose Redmoon
CR: Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert
JF: Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. My review is here.
Haven't we all had times like this? It speaks to me in such a vivid way. I really like this, Cdn. Great poem.Originally Posted by CdnReader
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Thanks, Granny.
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but the judgment that something else is more important than fear." -- Ambrose Redmoon
CR: Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert
JF: Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. My review is here.
Is SUCH a good, strong closing line!
Thanks, PM.
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but the judgment that something else is more important than fear." -- Ambrose Redmoon
CR: Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert
JF: Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. My review is here.
I remember being caught like this, in the ocean as a child and in love as an adult. You captured it well with your poem.
I'm in love with The Vinegar Man and Mr. Tanner, but be careful, it could just as easily be you.
"If you're going to write you better have somewhere to come from." Flannery O'Connor
Very good Cdn. I really like the second stanza.
That last line is fabulous!Shall I surrender to the waves....?
Give in to the urge to
breathe deeply....
Fill my lungs with salty remembrances
of past disappointments....
Shall I sink into memories....?
Resist the pull of the future....
Or refuse the tides that call me home.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Thanks very much, Amp and Virgil. I greatly appreciate your comments.
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but the judgment that something else is more important than fear." -- Ambrose Redmoon
CR: Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert
JF: Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. My review is here.
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