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A Free Spirit

How can I explain to you,
you a poor mortal,
what a free spirit is?
Consider I have no bounds,
I go just where I fancy.
I relish moments of madness
without ill effects.
 
Can you see me waltzing
with a fiery tailed comet
that orbits around far off Arcturus,
in the Herdsmen constellation?
Imbibing its bright soft orange light,
enjoying its hard-to-observe buried corona?
 
Can you imagine me swim amongst
the spiral and elliptical galaxies?
Bask in their dense luminosity,
irrespective of their fluctuating temperatures?
 
I've kissed so many moons,
and frolicked with Venus,
watched in awe a cataclysmic nuclear explosion,
as some old dwarf star goes nova.
 
I've seen all this and more,
but rest assured, o miserable mortal,
that I yearn to be substantial like you.
For you can do so much.....
but not I, 
no I can never love or be loved
like you.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Eslinger Avatar
December 12, 2020 at 12:49 PM
Victor, how fabulous. A poem that cried to live and you realized it! Thank you. Thank you!
Eslinger Avatar
December 12, 2020 at 12:52 PM
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Proxenos Avatar
November 22, 2020 at 11:10 AM
Your imagination and creativity soars in this poem Victor - loved that you frolicked with Venus. A great piece of poetry, kudos my friend. Blessings and hugs, Jennifer.
Daniel Avatar
November 19, 2020 at 1:31 AM
Creative thoughts, loved your ending, Victor:)
Roper Avatar
November 18, 2020 at 10:20 PM
Love it, a free spirit I would love to be. hugs Eve
Y. Avatar
November 18, 2020 at 12:22 PM
WoW! Victor, What a well-written, in-depth write. Nice take on a free spirit as well. Being” free of love “ would be miserable. Excellent job. I enjoyed the read, my friend:-) Alexis
Rodrigues Avatar
November 17, 2020 at 6:54 PM
Kissed so many moons, frolicked with Venus...your words like the Milky Way!
Crabtree Avatar
November 17, 2020 at 1:20 PM
Back to read this one again, Victor. I love your poetry :)
May Avatar
November 17, 2020 at 3:56 AM
Frolics with the goddess of love, yet love eludes, Well written Victor..
One Avatar
November 17, 2020 at 3:41 AM
Nice... some just wont get it, Victor..
Kannan Avatar
November 17, 2020 at 3:30 AM
How beautiful! How are you, Victor? I was searching for you. Did not know that you are here in a new profile. Glad to see you again.
Buehler Avatar
November 16, 2020 at 8:26 PM
No one wants to be free of love. Beautifully well written, Victor. :)
Dietrich Avatar
November 16, 2020 at 6:47 PM
magnificent rendering of free verse, Victor. Your forte!
Crabtree Avatar
November 16, 2020 at 2:28 PM
Even a free spirit has its limitations. Great poem, Victor :)
Andresen Avatar
November 16, 2020 at 12:12 PM
- No matter how much we want ... freedom has its limits, Victor :) - Lovely written :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Pandit Avatar
November 16, 2020 at 4:47 AM
Quite an original thought in this poem, Victor. Enjoyed the ride with free spirit through the astral zone. Superb ending!
Cunningham Avatar
November 16, 2020 at 3:53 AM
An interesting write, being a free spirit would be an exciting existence but as you say there is a downside. Tom
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