by agoodguy2havesuffolk, Virginia, USA
Dec 2010 432 Views 11 comments
the unabridged soul
seeing all, knowing all
defining all, denoting all
living all, feeling all
across reference of notion
for further citations please
refer to the emotional index
it's all been looked up before
it's all been studied before
it's all expounded upon greatly
it's all been good to know
---
to feel complete soulful emotion
Homer, Shakespeare, Gothe, an' more
speak across humanity's timeless ocean
to live our lives, they do implore
scrolls, pages, files, some sticks of words
all manner of soliloquies and lyrical songs
relate our human hearts' conditions absurd
observed, we best find where we belong
yet where we belong is so often unknown
whatever fit, the puzzle lies beforehand
being snipe in gutter or king on throne
turn and shape, our piece to comprehend
can others truly know and be known
can we ourselves even know the true us
or is discernment only what we are shown
and path of each only observed as thus
whatever place or path or existence
that woman or man is to stand or stroll
every life has its own insistence
even captive body keeps its own soul
© agoodguy2have 2010-12-10
defining all, denoting all
living all, feeling all
across reference of notion
for further citations please
refer to the emotional index
it's all been looked up before
it's all been studied before
it's all expounded upon greatly
it's all been good to know
---
to feel complete soulful emotion
Homer, Shakespeare, Gothe, an' more
speak across humanity's timeless ocean
to live our lives, they do implore
scrolls, pages, files, some sticks of words
all manner of soliloquies and lyrical songs
relate our human hearts' conditions absurd
observed, we best find where we belong
yet where we belong is so often unknown
whatever fit, the puzzle lies beforehand
being snipe in gutter or king on throne
turn and shape, our piece to comprehend
can others truly know and be known
can we ourselves even know the true us
or is discernment only what we are shown
and path of each only observed as thus
whatever place or path or existence
that woman or man is to stand or stroll
every life has its own insistence
even captive body keeps its own soul
© agoodguy2have 2010-12-10
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Posted: Dec 2010
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Comments (11)
Was expanded upon and seems quite good to know,
Yet man is at crossroads inquiring thus:
Where do we belong or who we really are.
And the answer I have may be stated as such:
We're going to live and enjoy our lives
In Goodguy's high-spirited joyous style.
even captive body keeps its own soul"
You must know something, hey?
wonder-full
is discernment only what we are shown? Perhaps. For better or worse, we are all teachers. When the poet refers to the emotional index , is it the index of emotion's level, the index of all emotions, or both? Just wondering as I stroll... Love the write.
whatever fit, the puzzle lies beforehand
being snipe in gutter or king on throne
turn and shape, our piece to comprehend
can others truly know and be known
can we ourselves even know the true us
or is discernment only what we are shown
and path of each only observed as thus
whatever place or path or existence
that woman or man is to stand or stroll
every life has its own insistence
even captive body keeps its own soul]
verse like this makes this site worthwhile, you have an exquisite perspective which we all love, dear Goodguy, thanks for sharing...
What we learn on here is the multiplicity of thought that comes through reading and writing poetry and sometimes we're in agreement and sometimes it's new to us. Hopefully we are also defining ourselves to some extent but of course if we were that transparent there wouldn't be much to write about.