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You live in the extreme
When you live without darkness
Yet beauty envelops knowledge
And you yearn for escapades
Courting chaos
Like Helen did
You live in the extreme
When you live without light
Until knowledge illumines
So that you can feel a word
Even the abstract ones
By a simple touch
Like Helen did
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Two excellent examples of living in extreme circumstances.
ReplyDeleteToo much light and to much darkness make us blind both. Love the contrasts.
ReplyDeleteToo much of any thing is indeed extreme. And a life without any kind of balance between light and darkness is the extremist of them all.
ReplyDeleteCourting chaos...such a good description of any kind of extremism. Astute observation, Sumana.
ReplyDeleteWonderful contrast of light and dark extremes.
ReplyDeleteNice, Kerry. Your poem is a good illustration of shedding the light to see the picture of what's going on.
ReplyDeleteLiterally, it was us after church today. A lot of times I finish zipping or start the unzipping for Mrs. Jim's dress. Well, today there wasn't a zipper there to work, it was up front. "Until knowledge illumines ... you can feel a ... by a simple touch (you can go from there) ... like Helen did ..."
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Oh wow...what marvelous choices about living extremes
ReplyDelete"knowledge illumines
ReplyDeleteSo that you can feel a word
Even the abstract ones"
This is such a poignant thought...the entirety as well. Excellent!
Wow, Sumana this is a sumptuous morsel brimming with wisdom
ReplyDeleteMuch love...
Life open to extremes can be most testing and challenging
ReplyDeleteHank
Profound – as Helen was.
ReplyDeletereally well done, Sumana ~
ReplyDeleteThoughtful and inspiring tribute!
ReplyDeleteI love how you play with light and darkness!
ReplyDeleteA really interesting way to step both back and close to the world. k.
ReplyDelete.. "courting chaos like Helen did" ~ I had to smile at this line for I have been accused of this in my life. Helen
ReplyDeleteIntelligently woven
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