Souls Conundrum

by gardenhackleStratford, Connecticut, USA

Jul 2010 416 Views 7 comments

The Souls' Conundrum

'Tis no surprise at least we meet
I've known you nigh forever.
And gentle candor so discrete
Has been my life endeavor.
Down countless random nameless trails
In life did we meander
Or did a course our ships did sail
To something so much grander?
Free will, perhaps, or was it fate?
To crash the party, though invited?
To luck upon a perfect mate
Or two souls reunited?

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Posted: Jul 2010

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agoodguy2havesuffolk, Virginia USAJul 11, 2010

really nice cadence to this one...now a wish for things to come?, or a stating of what is? ;-)

RedexNorthumberland, England UKJul 11, 2010

Loved this and the thought of two souls reunited lovely

gnj4uBoston, Massachusetts USAJul 11, 2010

Hi, gardenhackle,
Even though And gentle candor so discrete Has been my life endeavor conveys an underlying intent, whether it be luck or destiny, love remains a marvelous mystery. I continue to ponder the line, To crash the party, though invited? Thank you for sharing.

Ladybee42East Liverpool, Ohio USAJul 11, 2010

Very lovely poem GH is there such
a person as a perfect mate? some people
seem to think so...

gardenhackleOPStratford, Connecticut USAJul 11, 2010

Why, thank you all very much for the kind comments.
Yes, "gentle candor so discrete" does have underlying meaning. Juxtaposition of utter and tender openness with varied and sundry semantic connotations of gentlemanly discretion and capacity for decisive choice all wrapped into the one line and, perhaps just the one word.

To crash the party, though invited. Yes, it is part of the greater conundrum. The meaning is obviously hidden. I love applying oxymora that taken in the right context actually are not.

gardenhackleOPStratford, Connecticut USAJul 11, 2010

agoodguy2have. A perceptive and astute question it is that you asked, and the only possible answer to the question, given the poem's content, is in the third line.