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Letting Go

I don’t recall the day or date or who stood forth and uttered. They used a term we've called create, when sunlight’s ray first was unshuttered. The particulars became well known of earth and sky and sea and cloud. Forthwith hair plus skin and bone— with skill by sacred hands endowed. But despots came and seized control; errant chaos settled in. Sublime and simple rules it stole, replacing them with hell and sin. Heaven is now a thousand places; all proclaimed as our reward. Observe the monetary graces; thus salvation is assured. What if the scribes got some things wrong— mixed up, misled on certain facts? or added things that don’t belong, perhaps assuming truth distracts. We misinterpret what we hear; our dogma soon begins to stink. Fix it all—become a seer, believing all that you might think. But here is something you can try: begin a voyage by letting go. Send your mind toward the sky. Find rebirth in afterglow.

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Date: 1/5/2018 9:54:00 AM
Lovely Mark. I love reading poems that rhyme. Well done
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Date: 1/25/2018 11:46:00 AM
Nice to have you visit Wardah. Must stop by your page soon.
Date: 1/5/2018 6:46:00 AM
That last stanza obviously holds the key, and brought it home for me. Great poem. Happy New Year.
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Date: 1/25/2018 11:45:00 AM
Much appreciated, Scott. Hope all is well with you down under.
Date: 12/22/2017 8:58:00 PM
ahhhh, yes, this is what I have come to believe after so many years of being a sheeple! Then again, I have always been a black sheeple, a bit of a rebel and I've always made sure to please myself as best I can. I love the part about the scribes getting things wrong. What if? What if? I mention this to some people and it infuriates them!!
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Date: 1/25/2018 11:43:00 AM
A sheeple, stranger to sublime thought, intellect firmly wrapped in gauze, seldom offers useful insight and is immune to ones encountered. For wasn't it the black sheep that had all the wool? Thanks Andrea.
Date: 12/22/2017 8:54:00 PM
Thanks for your taking time to read a few of my poems today. I'm in a mad rush, but I am gonna try for sure to read at least two of YOURS now (and what's this about dying young? Don't think that way, mark!!)
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Date: 1/25/2018 11:33:00 AM
I never talk about dying young. But how about dying oldl
Date: 11/28/2017 10:22:00 AM
Excellent Quatrain, Mark. An enjoyable read.
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Date: 12/20/2017 3:55:00 AM
Cona, so nice to see your name and to savor your comment. I must in turn commend your work and shortly will.
Date: 10/29/2017 10:53:00 PM
A lovely quatrain Mark with perfect metric rhyming. The last verse very inspiring. Powerful verses all through this read. Very creative and a masterpiece. I agree with your message. The world is upside down sometimes.
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Date: 10/30/2017 2:44:00 AM
Suzanne, you've been so devoted to my work, and i appreciate your comments, reading them over and over. When I begin writing I wonder if the words, rhyme, meter and all that will come. Then when someone responds favorably, I know they did. Thanks again for telling me.
Date: 10/26/2017 8:36:00 AM
Great message in that last stanza.. Always best to let go..
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Date: 10/27/2017 12:49:00 AM
Thanks so much, Silent One. I haven't heard from you for a while and was beginning to get worried.

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