Long Certitudes Poems

The Enlightenment Of A Once Lost Soul,
(A sad tale of life lived,  in three sonnets united)....
 
 
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Alas! Can man ever conquer such doom and gloom
walk in the light, a true path forswearing to...

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Dominica
Gawaine Caldwater Ross

We share melons and papayas
beneath a sun benevolent.
A salty breeze, the river is cool,
and the passion flower blossoms
are fragile but rich. We stroke
their fragrance and sip intoxication -
we slip a little further and
I...

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Shuffling this scope of limited perceptions their visions

Crossing the celestials scintilating skies; deep inside tubular

Chimes lifting in the breeze to these tranquil orisons

Subliminally marked emotions rising in state; bay windows dismissing chains....

Silvertones rustic tides, receding...

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Uncomfortable with our dialogue
Discombobulated by what you see
It appears the narrative of your childhood
Is challenged by a different philosophy

I speak of eudaimonia
Euthymia - energetic tranquility
To live life in the moment
To love your fate - life...

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Shuffling this scope of limited perceptions; their visions.. 
Crossing her celestial, scintilating skies; deep inside tubular
Chimes lifting amid the breeze to these, tranquil orisons ? Subliminally 
Marked emotions rising in state; bay windows dismissing chains;...

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The dark is comforting
Ironically safe and known
Beneath the gloomy clouds we’re convinced there’s not no need to know

Certitudes can flourish
Illusions manifest and grow
Confirming our beliefs
Exposes the truth of our lonely souls

We worship false idols
We are...

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The dark may provide some comfort
Tragically it can feel safe and well known
Because beneath the gloomy clouds of ignorance and fear
We’re convinced, there’s really no need to truly know

Certitudes majestically flourish
Illusions manifest and begin to...

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We awake to a dilemma
We can’t run - we can’t hide
Like many things in life we encounter
No concerns, until others suffer and begin to die

We’re like a child frightened by the darkness
Juxtaposed with certitudes and...

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THE DILEMMA

TO LAUGH is to risk appearing a fool.
TO WEEP is to risk appearing sentimental.
TO REACH OUT FOR ANOTHER is to risk involvement.
TO EXPOSE FEELINGS is to risk rejection.
TO PLACE YOUR DREAMS BEFORE THE CROWD...

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Sitting opposite one another atop elateds springtide shore; the moon trickling down 
These beams of light and messaline the ribbon within, her flowing red hair; flames...
Redolent this moment, as bare aneath the stars a thrashing...

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Life is full of ambiguities
Nothing under the sun is for certain in this life
In this world, humanity struggles
We’re all searching for meaning, certitudes, and what it means to do right

It's traumatic to ponder our impermanence
Some...

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The burden of awareness
Neurosis of mankind
Conundrum - juxtaposition
Instinctual beast – conscious creature – like a vine intertwined

Evolution
Seeds watered - do grow
Guided by the phylogeny
Tempered – be careful what you sow

Awareness
Uncertainties unfold
The recognition of death
The complexities...

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Instincts stored from antiquity
Leather bound books; library in the mind
Beautiful tragic collections and revisions
The conundrum of neurology; conflict presides

Endowed with supreme cognition
Cursed, condemned by the residue of blind drives
Irreconcilable emotional juxtapositions
Humanities ironical demise

Profoundly ignorant, unabashed,...

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Fear is the evil
Fear captures the soul
Fear intimidates
Fear prevents us from becoming whole

Fear breeds certitudes
Fear perpetuates ignorance and hate
Fear fractures and divides
Fear - I fear we may be too late 

Fear is ironic 
Fear allowed...

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