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A Search, a Quest For a Lost Paradise - a Collaboration With Robert Lindley
A Search, a Quest For a Lost Paradise - a Collaboration With Robert Lindley
I will take flight, into another zone
how far off to wander 'tis now not known
no regret, as dear point is to be free
beyond sadness, into a joyful sea
to a purple land, a paradise realm
I hopeful master, captain at the helm
with love and hope as true and faithful guides
resting sweet upon easy flowing tides
all dream weaving into strong palisades
pursuit, avoidance of world's many blades!
A search, a quest for a lost paradise
lost in youth, to find again would be nice
In my flight, rainbow colors gifting glee
a fine blessing -a gifting unto me
as I travel beyond life's purple veil
ship in flight, horizon beyond the rail
anticipation, of great mystery
left far behind, woes and deep misery
gazing down from white-clouds far, far above
spirit glowing in search of truth in love
this night my dear old friend, youth rejoins me
as I reject blindness, to again see!
A search, a quest for a lost paradise
lost in youth, to find again would be nice
In buoyant dream beyond the blue and gold
through rainbow layers fluid to behold
a vision bold the gleam of evergreen
a region watered lush the vivid scene
where age is not a weakening device
forever bloom not lost on throw of dice
I find my place my soft cocoon and soon
beneath the moon a lass to rise in June
I find the soul mate of my very soul
the influence of Nature time had stole
A search, a quest for a lost paradise
lost in youth, to find again would be nice
Awakened just in time to fill my vase
I pluck the distant summer flower place
where inspiration grew from blossoms wild
as whimsy seized the day a shy wish smiled
and reaching back across the miles of pain
to find the inner child who once did reign
again to see the dawning light and find
bouquets of violets abloom behind
the stony brow the wall between the weeds
and fantasy imagination seeds..
A search, a quest for a lost paradise
lost in youth, to find again would be nice
Robert Lindley and Susan Ashley
(a collaboration)
January 8, 2022
Quotes On Poets:
“A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.” ~W. H. Auden
“Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.”
~Plato
“Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity.”
~Samuel Beckett
“Everything you invent is true: you can be sure of that. Poetry is a subject as precise as geometry.”
~Julian Barnes
“Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.”
~Khalil Gibran
Poet’s note: Dear Robert, it is always an honor and a pleasure to share the creative page with you as your artistic pen is rich with inspiration. I value our poetic fellowship and appreciate your generosity in extending this invitation to me to share in this poetic endeavor. A journey of yearning and searching, a quest for innocence and imagination lost, and hopefully found, behind the stony brow. Thank you for yet another wonderful collaborative experience.
Copyright © Susan Ashley | Year Posted 2022
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