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The Wandering Heart

The heart is a great traveler Who moves to dangerous places, For he is an edgy vagabond gambler Who sometimes finds, sometimes misses. The fact that he lost does not make him less a wanderer And his finding does not mean he is a champion, His winning is intertwined with his losing For victory has in defeat a companion. He is not a brave heart that hasn’t traveled For the gallant soul is given to aimless wandering, The seasoned curious heart has once marveled At the hidden unknowns of the extra mile. He is not a valuable heart that has never lost Since every golden soul must savor success and loss, For both mean the same for the restless heart That has made discovery his driving force.

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Yolanda Scott

Date: 8/9/2015 6:40:00 PM

This is so breathe taking beautiful!!! Awesome write!!!

Brenda Rose

Date: 7/29/2015 10:19:00 PM

Beautifully written. I must say I had to read the poem a few times because it is complex. Excellent flow, the poem came together well. Enjoyed it tremendously. A definite 7! Thank you.

Kelly Deschler

Date: 7/24/2015 11:52:00 PM

With each failure comes another obstacle to conquer, which is something the heart lives and strives for... I enjoyed this deep and thought provoking poem. Very well penned, Hannington!

Laura Leiser

Date: 7/21/2015 2:44:00 PM

I like how you give a distinctive character to the heart, defining it as a separate entity, Hannington. Very creatively written, too :)

Jaycee Cervenka

Date: 7/21/2015 12:58:00 PM

For some hearts, the need to discover trumps both joy and pain, so it continues it's endless jouney through life savoring the moment, but never looking back. Excellent write my friend.

Jaycee Cervenka
Date: 7/21/2015 1:06:00 PM

You are quite welcome as I always enjoy your work with its sophisticated word choices.

Hannington Mumo
Date: 7/21/2015 1:02:00 PM

I'm grateful Janet. I'm not inclined to posting comments under comments for the sake of it but you always offer insightful remarks that demand thankful appreciation. I'm humbled.

Leo Larry Amadore

Date: 7/21/2015 11:12:00 AM

I very much enjoyed your poem. The development of theme, the pleasantly poetic phrasing, and the consistently logical though somewhat unexpected progression was well done...and the quixotic suggestiveness of the wanderer as lone explorer going where he will and must in temporal and in mental planes is most appealing. Well done.

Hannington Mumo
Date: 7/21/2015 11:30:00 AM

You have reviewed by poem like a real scholar of superior literary craft. I'm motivated. Let me check out your opuses as well. Thanks!