Global Loneliness

O that I could touch the hands that wished me well
And tell from the eyes truths mirrored up
Or beside each one's cottage my presence dwelled
Planting daisies, and not pushing them up

            This global expansion we are on, merging conditions
            But not our memories, breaking bonds
            Between the real, linking us like mirrored apparitions
            Promotes a garnering of stocks and bonds

Lo the virtual world is a figment of mind, a citadel
Of lies, but my heart is longing for real
To share life's lores; then global loneliness farewell -
When tongue to tongue contented in zeal

           The soup is a wonderful place to write, a firm fence
           Between our brittle emotions and needs
           To feel the joy of faithful friends, and take evidence
           Of difference shared yond skin and creeds

But when the light goes out, and the pen softly falls
Like tears, I want to hold each hand
Give a joke and hear the laughs pierce ears and walls
As we sip our wine: jove's jovial band.

           O that I could touch the hands that wished me well
           When all the family of soup in virue meets
           O that we were all children of a common citadel
           All poet's love pulsing where sorrow bleats.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009


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Date: 5/8/2009 12:51:00 AM
You capture it well David in this beautiful tribute.Rgds Brian & thanks for your welcome comments
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Date: 5/7/2009 6:11:00 PM
Your quest for relity that began in the last poem continues in this. Sort of like Indiana Jones's quest for the Holy Grail. But even in the midst of "global loneliness" we find solace here at the Soup. And in some ways, I do believe we are "all children of a common citadel." (Love the whimsical reflection on pushing up daisies, too.) Great work, David!
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