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[Alexander III]

I wander the lonesome lanes of life
They interweave upon each other, and overlap as ethereal cosmic streams flowing in a spectrum of bright hues and emotions.
I am lost in the choice of paths each waning and waxing as in the tapestry of Time…overflowing till there is no land between their glistening thoughts and essence.
I plunge myself blindly in the ageless lake, loosing my self…till I am lost from my self.

I have burdened and bore
I have cried and laughed
I have lived
Now I choose to loose myself in the complexities of the whispering water drops, shimmering in the sun light.
I can find myself when I am lost, for I shall slowly flow to where my true path is…slowly…so slow that I am frozen to all but the gods of galactic life.

I drift upon the gentle ebb of the streams of life, letting the stars blanket my troubles as I traverse hills of misery and valleys felicity
I shall muse upon the silent alpine climes of starless nights
I shall love upon the dowsing poppy laden deserts of Araby

I look forward not to my final destination, for it shall always be Death, which looms and taints the prancing colors of all that is unseen.
I enjoy all aspects of the cosmos, and of the microorganisms which the cosmos resides in.
I am lost
Let me never be found
For the only one who never ceases his search for us, is Death
Let me never be found.

[PrinceMyshkin]

Extraordinary! Like something out of "The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's".

A brave confrontation with the mystery of life and consciousness and an admirable credo.

[dizzydoll]

I love the water association, I think it was Lao Tzu who said he would like to become a drop of water when he dies. Pretty cool thought actually, anyway your poem made me thing of this concept.

[MorpheusSandman]

I love, love, love this. So spiritual, so transcendent, so rich in its descriptions and sensuous evocations. One gets lost in the language as you describe getting lost in the water. Just superb, Alex.

[Alexander III]

Thank you for the compliments, see the prose poem works :)

[Il Dante]

Overall, this is a very effective poem. I think much of the language/imagery/expressions here are quite fresh and effective.

Personally, I think the poem might--perhaps--benefit from lessening the alliteration on the first line. I have been pondering alliteration much recently--its effects, its value, its place. It seems to me that long lines of alliteration, such as the much celebrated "I saw a fair field full of folk," tends to seem a bit fancy, and thus is best used in humorous poetry, such as the poem Hawkman recently posted. I think that the tone of this poem is not fancy, but rather more subtle and subdued. Accordingly, it might be good to tone down the alliterativeness on the first line.

Other than that this poem is eloquent, beautiful, and effective.