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The unblemished will worst suffer a blight
To know the depth is to appreciate a height
The earthbound most acutely long for flight
There must be an ease to fully grasp a plight
Pathetic weakness inspires awesome might
It is the fearless who can best instill a fright
A man must be dull for another to be bright
To be a gentle soul is to comprehend spite
There has to be wrong for there to be right
It is through blindness that we receive sight
We earn a day's blessing enduring the night
We need darkness that we may see the light
To know the depth is to appreciate a height
The earthbound most acutely long for flight
There must be an ease to fully grasp a plight
Pathetic weakness inspires awesome might
It is the fearless who can best instill a fright
A man must be dull for another to be bright
To be a gentle soul is to comprehend spite
There has to be wrong for there to be right
It is through blindness that we receive sight
We earn a day's blessing enduring the night
We need darkness that we may see the light
Published 27th Oct 2019
| Edited 19th Nov 2019
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27th Oct 2019 00:53am
So true, Northy. We must first become lost in order to find our way around in this world of extremes. Your title is the perfect complement to the message and to the rhyme scheme.
27th Oct 2019 1:17am
Been playing with this idea for the longest time, but had to wait for it to gel, as is the case so often with me. An incubation time, as it were.
To lose ourselves to be found, i like that Mary and it's true
Thanks so much :-)
To lose ourselves to be found, i like that Mary and it's true
Thanks so much :-)
27th Oct 2019 3:30am
27th Oct 2019 10:23am
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- Edited 8th Nov 2019 1:45pm
1st Nov 2019 10:18am
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1st Nov 2019 1:56pm
19th Nov 2019 00:35am
Hello sexy legs. Brilliant poem. Ending with 'that we may see the light?' maybe?
Billy_Snagg, you're a gent, thank you, you just made my day :-)
BTW, good suggestion
BTW, good suggestion
No worries. It's one of my favourite poems of yours.
Thought-provoking read. Glad you saw the light too. ;-)
Thought-provoking read. Glad you saw the light too. ;-)
19th Nov 2019 4:23pm
Am grateful for your advice, it improves the poem, now you own a part of it :-)
Very glad you like it
Very glad you like it
