wisdom bestowing
upon a journey
with love growing
in the discovering
the treasure of pleasure
in the giving
and the receiving
to find and be found
lost within the thrall
of a celestial blessing
the all in all
of a unified everything
above and below
to know nothing
but the unbridled thrill
of touching perfection
upon a firm foundation
within the flow
of divine revelation
with love all encompassing
beyond the superficial
and misguided emotion
from an empty spin
upon a cosmic wheel
to realms ethereal
within an empyreal
heavenly deal
the mind temporal
the heart corporeal
yet ever grasping
for the divine
through a portal supernal
life’s grandeur
cast from the hand
of all that is to be
and all that has past
with a blast of love eternal
the kind that will last ❤️♾️
~ David B.Redpath © 2024
“In the presence of wonder,
the head has no answers and
the heart has no questions.”
~ Richard Wagamese
“Love is a canvas furnished by nature
and embroidered by imagination.”
~ Voltaire
“The creative person is both more
primitive and more cultivated, more
destructive, a lot madder and a lot
saner, than the average person.”
~ Frank Barron
Love conquers all David …
Love Is Not Declined
My internal battle is never ending Neither won nor lost My opponent is my ghost I forgive with the morning dew And my regrets are few
There are two breaths in every moment The first one kisses our heart The second breath caresses our soul
True love is hard to find And impossible to define When found, be exceedingly kind Love can spellbind your mind But blindly, love is not declined
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It’s nice to be bedazzled and
thoroughly conquered, Ivor 😎👍
“Love is all there is, it makes the
world go ’round.” ~ Bob Dylan
“If she’s amazing, she won’t be easy.
If she’s easy, she won’t be amazing.
If she’s worth it, you won’t give up.
If you give up, you’re not worthy ….
Truth is, everybody is going to hurt
you; you just gotta find the ones worth
suffering for.” ~ Bob Marley
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Great words … thanks David 💜
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really so lovely, David 🙏🤍
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Thank you, Destiny 🙏😎
Coincidentally, I now regret leaving out
the words, ‘freedom of destiny’, but I felt
the need to tread carefully when it comes
to matters of poetic fate 🤔🕶️
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ah…to that treading carefully….best be cautious, David 😉 lol
my pleasure 🤍
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You two are as colorful as the solar storm. As beautiful as the ethereal realms of love.
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Interesting coincidence, Timothy …
Linda and I are out on an Australian
beach photographing the southern
lights in a solar storm 😎🤳
Thanks for the comparison 🌞
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I was out photographing the northern lights showing up way down south here because of the solar storm.
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You have the advantage, Timothy
. . . a quality camera 📸 Linda and
I are using just our camera phones📱
“Like trying to catch the deluge in
a paper cup.” 🌊🍵👀
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I used my phone’s camera to capture the aurora.
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I stuck my best pic of the night 🌞👀
at the end of this post, Timothy👍
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Those are wonderful photos. You had a great view.
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Thanks Timothy.
As the song goes, we drove all night
for a good solar storm view 🌞🪅 👀
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Brilliant post and fitting words by Marley! ♡
~ From someone who’s been with her soulmate for 56 years
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56 years! That’s a monumental
matrimonial marathon, Nancy.
After seven children, Linda and I
have stopped counting 🤔🕶️
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Seven?? Oh my. You two have been busy! God love ya! ♡
Together 56, married 52. We’re a rare breed! 😎
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Maya Angelou – “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” ☮️ 💕 happiness
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A quotable loving spoonful 🙏😎
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Being a Dylan fan..I agree(and being a romantic too)
“Love is all there is, it makes the world go ’round.”
Love to see people in love and you were blessed with the words to write about it too:)
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Greatly appreciated, Karima.
I do consider myself to be among
the lucky few to have found a love
that’s true 💛 (not to mention being an
acolyte of the prophet, Bob Dylan 😎).
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😁💕🌹
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This is such a beautiful poem ❤ really enjoyed reading it.
P.S- you two look lovely!
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Very much appreciated, Shruti 🙏
Linda has a heart of gold 💛
but sadly I’m showing all the signs of
having lived a hard life full of trouble
and strife 😎
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Lovely! 😌
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Thank you, Jan 🙏😎
I’m melting in love’s warm oven 🫠🕶️
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A beautiful love poem for the happy couple!
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Thank you, Liz 🙏
When it comes to the poetry of love,
I do my best to rise to the occasion✍️😎
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You’re welcome, David.
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beautiful: you are in a good place, David 🙂
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Linda is my favourite place
in the entire Universe, John 😎
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you’re a lucky man, David 🙂
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The treasure of pleasure indeed.
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Beyond all measure . . .
A pleasure to hear from you, Bojana 😎
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Looking beautiful David with your Linda ! Romantic poem ! Love is like that 💕 well shared 💐
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Thank you exceedingly, Priti 🙏🌸
Mother’s Day does seem to bring
out the romantic in me 💘 😎
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You are too romantic 😁😁😁
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So very beautiful, your words and photos, David.
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Thank you, Iris 🙏
They say that beauty is in the eye of the
beholder 👁️❤️👁️ and it is true, as I get
to behold my lovely Linda 💝😎
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You are indeed blessed, what a wonderful wife and such a great relationship… wishing you and Linda my very best. 🙏💕
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Great write as usual…and let me send you a special thanks for quoting my countryman Marley! You got some great photos of the ‘lights’. Thanks for sharing.
Pat
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My pleasure. Jah bless you, Pat 🙏😎
If it wasn’t for my genetic predisposition
(being Anglo-Celtic) I would’ve become a
Dharma Rastafarian. Call it multi-cultural
inappropriate appropriation 🤔🕶️
You had a true icon of freedom for a
fellow countryman … Respect ☮️
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Nuff respect!!!
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Utterly utmost like an Exodus ✅
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Truly!
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A beautiful tribute David. I too believe that when love surpasses being something superficial, it becomes eternal. It might even painful, but it’s worth it.
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