Get Your Premium Membership

I'Ve Met Myself

I've met myself many times coming and going... generally a quick smile and respectful nod – seldom pausing to chat, both of us longing for more together company I (me/myself) have met so many other pairs...traveling together/alone, the double nature of a human journey...half inclined to linger and experience, nurture and service while the other, at a manic pace, seeking one's self, yet expanding the divide I guess, would us multitudes of separations ever join together, it would mean the end of warring...but of music, and poetry as well, as we know it no need to fire canons-of-being if no one to report their twang and echos....sing of and chronicle triumphs and failures ("dreaming the impossible dream...") the flats and sharps of a lyrical soul....

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

12
Date: 4/18/2022 3:01:00 AM
So enjoyable, such a clever topic and well chosen words. We are who we are because we are poets not we are poets and then become me or you or anyone else for that matter. Such a deserved POTD Joe - great write, Hugs, Blessings, Jennifer.
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/18/2022 9:18:00 AM
Thank you, Jennifer; have a beautiful day my friend!
Date: 4/17/2022 5:06:00 PM
Wow is this ever outside the box Joe. A pleasure to read. A very deserving piece to be honored for POTD my friend. Congratulations. Enjoy the holiday time off. Blessings xxoo
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/18/2022 9:18:00 AM
Thank you, Connie; blessings my friend!
Date: 4/14/2022 11:30:00 AM
Congratulations on POTD! Great first line! … while the other, at a manic pace, seeking one's self…twangs, echoes, flats, sharps
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/14/2022 1:50:00 PM
Hi Kim~thank you; and have a beautiful Easter. Blessings to you and your loved ones!
Date: 4/14/2022 9:56:00 AM
you turn your poetry into a musical lyrical piece for the soul Joe, love it
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/14/2022 1:52:00 PM
Hi Rose; thank you. I could not hope for a nicer comment. Blessings my friend!
Date: 4/13/2022 11:29:00 AM
I missed your POTD..please, Joe, I read you all the time...Soup me if I miss something, please. Very well done... Pangie Belated Congrats
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/13/2022 12:55:00 PM
That's OK, Pangie; I miss a lot of POTD's also. We can only do so much -- we have a very large family here, and really not enough time nor energy to be everywhere at all times. Blessings my friend. All is good!
Date: 4/12/2022 10:11:00 AM
Yin and yang, compliments each other...I do believe we are everything, everywhere, all at once! Congratulations on your brilliant poem.
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/12/2022 1:16:00 PM
I agree. Well put. Thank you, Anaya; have a great day!
Date: 4/12/2022 7:25:00 AM
Good Morning Joe - Hi. I read this twice to soak it all in. This is one of those entries that must be read out loud with emphasis and feeling. Truly. This is poetry. I can see how it earned POTD to which congratulations. Thank you for sharing. Keep enjoying poetrysoup.
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/12/2022 1:18:00 PM
Hi Lisa; thank you for stopping by and taking time to comment. So pleased you like this one, and thank you for the encouragement. Blessings my friend!
Date: 4/11/2022 7:25:00 PM
"I've met myself many times, coming and going" I can relate to this truth. I think we all can. We have many sides and many emotions, each moving in different directions. We *collide* with ourselves. I think the best way to handle these situations when it happens... is to just close your eyes and breathe. Everything will fall into place as it should, when the time is right. Incredible writing Joe. Congratulations on Poem of the Day. My best to you. ~ Brandy
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 9:30:00 PM
Very wise and profound input; that you so much, Brandy. So pleased you enjoyed the read. Blessings!
Date: 4/11/2022 5:32:00 PM
Joe, fascinating musings on the internal conflicts that compel us in two different directions. Enjoyed this thought-provoking piece. Congrats on your POTD!
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 9:30:00 PM
Thank you, John; blessings my friend!
Date: 4/11/2022 4:28:00 PM
Nothing flat about this delightful poem Joe. Congratulations on your POTD. Enjoy! Blessings.
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 9:31:00 PM
Thank you, Sam; have a beautiful day my friend!
Date: 4/11/2022 2:07:00 PM
Joe, my dear friend, a huge congratulations on your POTD! Blessings.
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 9:32:00 PM
Hello Demetrios; thank you. Hope you are still on the mend and all is well. Blessings my friend!
Date: 4/11/2022 11:49:00 AM
Joe, Congratulations on your POTD! Blessings ~ Debra
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 12:21:00 PM
Thank you so much, Debra; have a great day. Blessings!
Date: 4/11/2022 10:35:00 AM
Joe, wonderful poem and congratulations on receiving the POEM OF THE DAY honor ~Constance
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 10:38:00 AM
Thank you, Constance; this was quite a happy surprise! Have a great day my friend!
Date: 4/11/2022 9:19:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD!
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 10:30:00 AM
Thank you, Eve; have a beautiful day my friend!
Date: 4/11/2022 8:49:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD! Very poignant write, Joe! Truly makes us take a step back and evaluate our own lives; so many sides to us, multi~faceted are we. Great thought provoking write. :)Paulette
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 10:31:00 AM
Thank you, Paulette; so pleased you relate to this one. Have a great day! Blessings!
Date: 4/11/2022 8:36:00 AM
Meaning bliss is valued only if first suffering known? Point to ponder … Tantra too states that life’s a game of concealing & revealing, of separation & union. Congrats on POTD, Joe, deep write here
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 10:33:00 AM
If perfection existed before us...I sometimes wonder, if we were created to re-experience the journey. Thank you, my friend. Have a blessed day!
Date: 4/11/2022 7:33:00 AM
Looks as if POTD has now met 'yourself' too, Joe! Congrats on POTD, Gershon
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 10:35:00 AM
:) Thank you, Gershon. Blessings my friend.
Date: 4/11/2022 7:22:00 AM
A very intriguing poem, Joe. I enjoy your thoughts expressed through your poetry very much. Congratulations on the POTD recognition! Enjoy your day at the top, Bill
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 10:36:00 AM
Thank you, Bill; have a wonderful day! Blessings!
Date: 4/11/2022 6:19:00 AM
Back to you Joe with congratulations on your poem as POTD. Well deserved !
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 10:36:00 AM
Thank you, Valsa; such a nice surprise...sure made my day! Blessings!
Date: 4/11/2022 5:28:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD honour, Joe. Wise and profound thoughts. BW ~ Mala
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 5:57:00 AM
Thank you, Mala; have a beautiful day!
Date: 4/11/2022 5:19:00 AM
Congratulations for your great POTD Joe! Enjoy :)
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 5:58:00 AM
Thank you, Heidi; blessings my friend!
Date: 4/11/2022 4:52:00 AM
Back with BIG congrats, Joe on POTD. Enjoy your day.
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 5:13:00 AM
Oh~wow! What a way to start the day...thank you! Have a great day everyone!
Date: 4/11/2022 4:42:00 AM
..."I can't slow down, I might catch up to me."
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 5:14:00 AM
Got you, John...I agree! Blessings my friend!
Date: 4/11/2022 4:34:00 AM
Joe, you have expertly crafted the complexity of being human is great poetic style! Congrats on your POTD!!!
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 5:16:00 AM
Hi Mike; we are a complex bunch...and then, to top it off...to be poets! Talk about complexity. Thank you, Mike. Have a great day!
Date: 4/11/2022 3:32:00 AM
We need the friction for the spark, Well penned Joe, Congrats on POTD
Login to Reply
Dimino Avatar
Joe Dimino
Date: 4/11/2022 5:18:00 AM
Hi Joe; it does seem to be our way...the push/pull, action/reaction of the physical world. Have a great day my friend!
12

Book: Reflection on the Important Things