METAMORPHOSIS

METAMORPHOSIS [Influenced by the works of the early 20th century French author, Marcel PROUST]

I mourn the many lives So many I have beenSame and differentI don’t knowWhenOne endsThe other beginsI wonder if they are still aliveAnd thrive inside my soulAs I move slowly onAnd painfully grow oldWe all dance to journey’s endTowards some unknown placeEach to different melodiesAnd at a different pace

— Geremia, Feb 22, 2009

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Kailashana

17 years 3 months ago

Yes!!! How many voices

Yes!!! How many voices speak inside my head? How many lives has the One Soul of mankind lived? How many sparks of reference--*I*? A poem in Neopoet archives that will be published at www.bewilderingstories.com Monday Footprints Some folks want footnotes with my poems points of reference declarations of knowledge stored in some ruined building devoid of sunlight and bare bone, I can only glance backward over my left shoulder drag my broken wings across these poems to myself drown out the cry of Kafka walking on insect feet, mandibles chewing my Soul like blades of grass. "We have to try to get rid of the notion of time. And when you have an intense contact of love with nature or another human being, like a spark, then you understand that there is no time and that everything is eternal." Paulo Coelho

Geremia

17 years 3 months ago

J.B. Longo-GeremiaYes, there

J.B. Longo-Geremia Yes, there is a process of "death and resurrectiion" of the Self in one lifetime as we move forward ,grow and then move to another plane...:) Thanks, Joe LOVE your poem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Geremia

17 years 3 months ago

J.B. Longo-Geremia For

J.B. Longo-Geremia For Proust, we live through many d eaths of the Self as another replaces it. Not reincarnation-- it is a process of "death and resurrection" within this lifetime.:) A process of change ad growth. Thanks, my f riend joe

yenti

17 years 3 months ago

Our Belief

is that we are here to learn, and as we cannot learn all in one lifetime, maybe we have to come back again, and maybe again, you are full of learning, and if not full where you need to reach a higher level, then I will see you there one day, will I know you by the purity of your spirit or-- Thoughtful write and well put, Yours Ian.T

Geremia

17 years 3 months ago

J.B. Longo-GeremiaThank you,

J.B. Longo-Geremia Thank you, Ian. My "poetry" and style define me : simple and direct with a clear vision of purpose. This is as "high" as it gets, dear friend. :) joe

Geremia

17 years 3 months ago

A write that I am not submitting

J.B. Longo-Geremia SHADOWS Shadows of a man Dancing in my mind The man I used to be Shadows of fears lurking behind Waiting for their time Shades of innocence fading away Dark visions of another day Shadows of heredity Quiet and still Patiently waiting For the kill

Kailashana

17 years 3 months ago

Why not post it, you are

Why not post it, you are *killing me with your song*, dear Longo. (poetic song, ;-) ) Much healing work is done on OneSelf when one embraces his/her *shadow-self*... it is the beginning of reclaiming our one and only life.... the one we are living now. Gratitude is the motion and ecstasy is the next frequency in our Kundalini awakening.... the internal lotus blossoming of what is/is no more... ~A "We have to try to get rid of the notion of time. And when you have an intense contact of love with nature or another human being, like a spark, then you understand that there is no time and that everything is eternal." Paulo Coelho

Geremia

17 years 3 months ago

SHADOWS

J.B. Longo-Geremia I just posted ttis on GENERAL POETRY in FORUM. I have several pieces there. However, I think that is the place poetry goes to die.:) joe

Geremia

17 years 3 months ago

J.B. Longo-GeremiaThank you,

J.B. Longo-Geremia Thank you, my friend. Poetry IS a healing process indeed. However, I am limited to post one a day. I have several on FORUM but they are hardly read. Many excellent poets I found on FORUM. Am posting something else tomorrow. The more I learn. the more I know what I will never know. :) Grazie tante! Joe

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