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Limits ( After Ralph Waldo Emerson )
Who hath known Limits
Its crepuscular Being
Dividing twilight betwixt
Half-light, emerging shadows.
Secrets we forget
Too easily when unknown;
Whether this life—
Or some one passed.
We are innocents yet—
Both wisely ignorant, we be;
But, could it be determined,
Without knowledge, which is which?
~
#RalphWaldoEmerson
Its crepuscular Being
Dividing twilight betwixt
Half-light, emerging shadows.
Secrets we forget
Too easily when unknown;
Whether this life—
Or some one passed.
We are innocents yet—
Both wisely ignorant, we be;
But, could it be determined,
Without knowledge, which is which?
~
#RalphWaldoEmerson
Published 5th Mar 2019
Author's Note
Image by the ever-talented JohnnyBlaze
Non-entry for the Classic Corner's 'Transcendental' comp/tribute to Ralph Waldo Emerson: https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/competitions/read/10653/
Inspiration: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52346/limits-56d230bb61751
Non-entry for the Classic Corner's 'Transcendental' comp/tribute to Ralph Waldo Emerson: https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/competitions/read/10653/
Inspiration: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52346/limits-56d230bb61751
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5th Mar 2019 1:36am
5th Mar 2019 1:55am
5th Mar 2019 2:16am
I'm with you, Paul. Still learning about him.
And, she is amazing, isn't she ...?
This poem is as brilliant as it is quaint. Limits and darkness go hand in hand, despite what is in the darkness being unlimited as far as the imagination is concerned. Such a dichotomy.
❤📝
And, she is amazing, isn't she ...?
This poem is as brilliant as it is quaint. Limits and darkness go hand in hand, despite what is in the darkness being unlimited as far as the imagination is concerned. Such a dichotomy.
❤📝
5th Mar 2019 2:20am
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- Edited 7th May 2019 00:46am
5th Mar 2019 5:21am
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5th Mar 2019 1:22pm
5th Mar 2019 12:55pm
5th Mar 2019 1:23pm
6th Mar 2019 10:15pm
A quizzical read I mist admit, to your style and grace I humbly submit. A true testament to lifes endeavour, dear ahavati you are oh so clever :)
7th Mar 2019 00:01am
