Is she
beyond me?
Another love refugee
from behind a veil
upon a prevailing trail
that has led her to flee?
My very being
wholly captivated
With me
will she be
totally satiated?
Is she soul free?
Is she emancipated
from the old man
of cruel slavery?As some men are driven
striven upon the winds
of heartless tradition
and blind confusion
to take
break
and consume
the fruits of creation
Leaving only a tide high
of destruction upon the ocean
of love’s shattered reflection
A lonesome wake
For heaven’s sake
take care
Beware
Naked and exposed
That’s the risk
she should never takeAs for me
is she to be
my conscience
of compassion
My soul companion
clear through
to eternity?
Across the sea
of unbridled passion
with a love
you just can’t forsake
My lucky star of destiny
Is this predestination?
A burning fusion
you just can’t fake
This deal must be real
above and beyond
a relentless lust
As my very best
is put to the test
with a thirst
busting forth
from the depth
of holy oneness
How much more
can a poor boy take?
Boby and soul
in need of rest
for survival sakeYet the very memory
of her first touch
that killer thrill
it chills me still
Her private intensity
kept behind the lock
of a mysterious key
Will she forever be
the unraveling
of a sweet infinity
Seizing and freezing
all my uncertainty
in the unfurling
of pure ecstasy
is she …
just too much for me?
Is she …
mine to take?
I’m too far gone
It’s way too late
Under the glare
of a falling star
Heaven can waitWords & PhotoArt:
~ David B. Redpath © 2018-19
I am currently a volunteer worker
for Bloggers Without Borders (BWB).
A free range anthropologist by trade,
having absconded from the talons
of the World Trade Federation (WTF).I have transversed, in verse,
this cosmos. Monitoring the
background static, emanating
from the Big Creation.
We are all on a road to somewhere.
Rather than an arrival
of bare survival, with a whimper,
go forth boldly with a clang,
and the loud bang of a victor.Statement of Mission;
To submit, and submit again,
to the will of the Great Spirit.
And as light through a prism,
paint a picture, and pen a poem.
Is she
a love refugee?
From behind a veil
upon a prevailing trail
that has led her to me
My very being
captivated
With me
will she be
… satiated?
Is she soul free?
Is she emancipated
from that old man
… of slavery?
As some men
are driven
striven upon the winds
of blind confusion
to take and to break
the fruits of creation
Leaving only
a tide high
of destruction
Upon the ocean
of love’s perfection
a lonesome wake
For heaven’s sake
take care … beware
Naked and exposed
That’s the risk
she should never take
As for me …
is she to be
my conscience
of compassion
My soul companion
clear through
to eternity?
Across the sea
of unbridled passion
with a love
you just can’t forsake
My lucky star of destiny
is this predestination?
A burning fusion
you just can’t fake
This deal must be real
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This is simply one of the most heartfelt and honest declarations of love I’ve seen. It makes the stone in my chest rumble with memories of softer days.
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Thanks for that, Maggie.
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I’m an old romantic, and here you’ve touched my heart.
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Thanks Ivor.
That is success in fruition
according to poetry’s statement of mission
( I was trying to impress
the Missus with that one ).
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Haha, good try then ??
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I think poetry from the heart is one of the best gifts of love ever, or anything created with all our hearts and for someone else. I love this, David. I know you published it a long time ago, but I just found it today.
♥.
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Thanks for diving in, Niki 🙏 💛
Yes, without passion, the power
off expression is nothing but a
cold vacuum 🤔
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It was my pleasure and I agree. Passion is the power that drives our muses. Horsepower maybe? Picturing a chariot and horses. ^_^ That vacuum though is a very scary place. *shudder* I never want to go back. ♥.
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This is a fun read! And if “they” are listening—all the better.😉
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Thanks Nina.
You’ve just reminded me;
“Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and grey
Look out on a summer’s day
With eyes that know
the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze
and the winter chills
In colors on the snowy linen land
Now I understand
What you tried to say to me
And how you suffered
for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free
They would not listen,
they did not know how
Perhaps they’ll listen now?”
~ Vincent, by Don McLean
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Aww—wonderful! Thanks for taking the time to write this. A favorite song💓
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This is absolutely stunning… wow… I’m blown away.
And that Bloggers Without Borders org sounds amazing… and so much better than WTF… and your statement of mission is just perfect… embodies how I feel about art and life…
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I greatly appreciate your kind
comments, Lia.
Thanking you abundantly 🙏
Yes, borders and boundaries,
as abstract concepts, and are
temporary and arbitrary 😎
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🤩✨💫💥🌈🌤💛
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Wow what a great expression of love! Loved each line..
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Thank you extremely, Pallavi 💛😎
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I don’t remember this poem of yours, David.
Still I must have read it before since I see I liked it.
Interesting that you should post this the night I wrote about my dream woman.
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The Sandman is a maestro
of synchronicity 🕶️ ☺️ 💤💃
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To submit submit and submit again to the great spirit – love it
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Thanks Kate. That’s great 😎
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Fantastic. I really loved this – so intense and passionate. A journey to the essence
of burning hot love you took us on…🙏💝
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Sorry about that, Gypsy 💛
I don’t know what got into me? 😎
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Well it can´t have been Kamal or Mr. Smiley Face, I would say 😀 But seriously, this was really something. I enjoyed seeing this other side to the artistic kaleidoscope of talents that is Mr. Redpath 🙂
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Thanks for your kind comments, Gypsy.
They are greatly appreciated 🙏
No, Kamal is currently tied up with
his own dromedary romantic fling 🐪
I’ll update you on that subject soon 😎
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Bahaha lol well to each his/ her own romantic fling 😎
Because romance is a good thing
Yes please update me on Kamals explorations
the stops he is taking on his life stations 🙂
You inspire my comments with your art
they move my heart 🙂 🙏 Hugs from Spain
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From the Costa Brava,
to the Costa del Sol,
say, “Halo!”, for me.
. . . I miss España so.
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Oh, claro que si! I can do that for thee –
have you spent much time in Spain?
There is much joy to gain here in the
land of ever-smiling emojis…ahem people lol.
Buenas noches my mate, its pretty fucking late 😁 Will answer tomorrow, so dont be in sorrow 😁
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“the very memory
of her first touch
that killer thrill
it chills me still”
I think that for me, David, the thrill is gone away for good [RIP Blues Boy King]
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What you lose on the swings
make up for on the roundabouts
… I guess? 🤔
Well, Bob Dylan is 78. I saw him
recently in concert, and as he sang
a few poignant words, several girls
in the audience (girl = as in under 30)
got out of their seats and started
waving around their hankies?
At least they weren’t flinging panties.
“I can dress up your wounds
With a blood-clotted rag.
I ain’t afraid to make love
To a bitch or a hag.
If you see me comin’
and you’re standing there
wave your handkerchief
In the air
I ain’t dead yet
My bell still rings
I keep my fingers crossed
Like them early Roman kings.”
~ Bob Dylan
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Yes, my bell still rings too, but more faintly than of yore… and I’m almost free from the spells cast by bitches and hags, one of the blessings of old age… I can look and enjoy without feeling any need to touch…
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The wisdom of age, Peter.
To look, but not touch,
having learnt the hard way
that it costs too much 😁
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Right! The price is high. Esp in terms of reputation. But the eyes do a much better job of touching… feelers but not on stalks… advanced skins that feel the light…
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Like the appreciation of a fine wine,
the love of beauty is refined over time.
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So very true… which makes me wonder how a 78 year old could see bitches and hags when all I see is beautiful women!
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Dylan was writing from the
perspective of a particularly
unsavoury Mafioso character.
So the misogyny is part of the
the story he’s telling.
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Makes more sense… that peculiar “I can dress up your wounds With a blood-clotted rag” gave me pause for thought… the associations with the Jamaican patois word ‘bloodclaat’ are too close for comfort…. I mean : dress up your wounds (what sort of ‘wounds’?) with a sanitary towel????? …
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and a used sanitary towel at that??????
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I should’ve mentioned those lyrics
are from Dylan’s ‘Early Roman Kings’.
It a condemnation of the Cosa Nostra.
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Rome… Sicily… New York… Hollywood…
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… Detroit as well.
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Michigan to boot
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Dylan’s surrealism in Desolation Row never left him… somewhat esoteric for me…
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It’s alright, Peter (I’m only bleeding) 😎
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That’s alright mama
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🙏 😎
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grazie
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