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I Will Breathe In Your Rarefied Air

When you said to me, "Climb up here, It's pollution free." Sacred. Safe. Your rarefied air. Calculating, you seemed so free. Safeguard. Sage. I said I could breathe... Underrated your density. Saintly. Sane. High-minded insight. When anticipated terror denuded me, cool rarefied air regulated insanity, far gone fear. I will breathe in your rarefied air. Let it burn brisk in brittle, brave lungs. Gasp and grasp life's flame, full flare. Lunge for high notions, those far-flung schemes. I will breathe in High mind's smoke, hung in air- that ghostly stroke of genius, rare token in disguise Well spoken word flurries whipping away thin guise. Floating crown adrift on high. I will breathe in Your rarefied air, because I listened to you. "Clamber up, high! Unfazed view will circle you, miles on end surround you. No going around the bend. Nowhere else to go. No zig zag escape. No spike in pressure. No deep depression. No bad atmosphere. No stabbing shove. No push or pull on edge. Just your pledge to breathe. To move in one direction. Forever. Mentally "together." Stay in good shape." I will breathe out. Your rarefied thoughts congeal life's force, slows down blood flow. Till body gloved heart faintly, faintly glows... Concealed fire's torch, caved embers die down. Stripped artfully apart, Your rarefied airs blanket my mind in snow. 13/10/2018. Purely fiction. On the pros and cons of mentorship. "Higher" education is not necessarily a good thing. Learning lessons are.

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Date: 1/27/2021 7:48:00 AM
You are so spot on re 'higher education'--Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Lincoln, Hemingway, Dickens, Churchill-- none went to university-- perhaps that is why they were so original in thought and word. [And today, colleges seem more propaganda mills than places to stimulate the art of thought--and thinking is an art, isn't ?]
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Date: 11/5/2018 3:33:00 AM
An interesting write!
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Date: 11/13/2018 4:58:00 PM
A real pleasure to have your visit and comment, Kim- happy you found this interesting- thank you for taking g the time to visit and read ! : )))
Date: 10/29/2018 8:52:00 AM
Yes I too am never bored. Thanks for your visit this morning.
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Date: 10/29/2018 10:20:00 AM
Profoundly affected by your latest poem, on assisted suicide, "How to feel.," thank you for posting thoughts and feelings that must have been very difficult to express...Many hearts were deeply touched. Thank you too, for your visit. (((HUGS)))
Date: 10/22/2018 7:50:00 AM
Much wisdom here. We are educated in many ways. All forms of education are not necessarily the formal route. If we remain curious and seek out knowledge we will become educated.
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Date: 10/28/2018 6:27:00 PM
There will always be something new to discover, and learning should be cherished...I don't understand how people can be bored with life. It's exquisitely designed to keep us occupied, and happily so! Thank you very much for your visit and comment! :-)
Date: 10/14/2018 2:24:00 PM
I agree.. .well expressed AM...
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Date: 10/19/2018 5:02:00 PM
Thank you, Silent One, I am Happy for your comment, and visit- does mean a lot to me. (((HUGS)))
Date: 10/13/2018 5:39:00 PM
My great friend, as always you present very fine verses and important message in your creations. This is a gem and a great fav..
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Date: 10/18/2018 3:07:00 PM
I thank you for your thoughtful generosity, and very welcome visit, Robert- means so much to me! Your viewpoint is deeply respected.

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