Life Is a Doorway, and Not a Destination

A poet cannot be frugal,
miserly with his thoughts
and feeling; but, indeed, 
a rabid spendthrift, where
there are matters of the
heart – a radiating sun
when his soul uncovered...
though we are beings of
vast contrast, Light when
Write, painfully dark when 
venturing into silent
shadows – those aching
lulls when muted – the
thunder when speaking
with God-like temperament,
pianissimos, fortified by
deep breaths of character
possessing blazing conviction – 
a poet, atypical in his world
as the priest who bravely
ventures outside his scriptures,
having realized faith a doorway
and not a cloistered prison....
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Goldsmith Avatar
September 15, 2021 at 11:58 AM
Your "Life Is A Doorway, And Not A Destination" is a wonderful/creative write. Love It. The destination is heaven. Have a great/blessed day writing away..................
DiMino Avatar
September 15, 2021 at 6:14 PM
For sure; would not want there to be any other. Blessings! Thank you.
Eslinger Avatar
September 14, 2021 at 9:40 PM
You’ve no idea how amazingly this fits the conversation I had today. Right now the discussion about the nature of what is involved in being a poet is central to my thinking. This poem, I think, is marvelously composed in truth. Bravo! I love it. A Fav for sure xox
DiMino Avatar
September 15, 2021 at 7:19 AM
Thank you Sally. Your support means a lot fot me. Have a beautiful day my friend!
Hankins Avatar
September 14, 2021 at 10:29 AM
Marvelous piece, Joe, particularly well-written. I loved the musical notation references, too. Good stuff!!!!
DiMino Avatar
September 14, 2021 at 12:08 PM
Thank you, Milton; I love to sing...and my wife, Ila, taught music and art on all levels. So, we have a noisy household. Fortunately, my neigbor takes in stray dogs, some rather large and loud ones -- it is a Mexican Standoff (Oops, am I aloud to say that anymore?). I've got a couple stray cats also...so, what the heck.
Sands Avatar
September 14, 2021 at 9:51 AM
Very well written Joe.! I love this :)
DiMino Avatar
September 14, 2021 at 4:48 PM
Hi Heidi; I just generally fly with it, start writing...and when I get a couple of words that reverberate within me, then I have my foundation for a themed approach. Not always, naturally, but this time it seemed to work fairly well. Thank you so much for the encouragement. Blessings.
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