The past sears
like a brand upon my heart
fraying at the edges
interlacing threads of yesterday with today
Yet, forgotten is
much better
than remembered
& despised.
The spirit that resides in my soul
The entity that makes me who I am
the footprints left
at least a while,
before
the wind & waves
have washed away
all traces left
of me?
Awareness expands.
shimmering in unity
I am one with life.
We often think of reality as what is going on around us
Many external things come into play, affecting our life
But those physical interactions are not what is really going on
“In reality,” it is really what is going on within our soul
Lines borrowed from
Carol Anne Lines 1,2
Punam Lines 3,4
Bjorn Rudberg Lines 5,6,7,8, 11-17
Sadje Lines 9,10
Suzanne Lines 18,19,20
Dwight Roth Lines 21-24
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Love how the lines came together, Reena. Thanks for including lines from my poem.
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Thank you, Punam! Your lines instantly touched a chord.
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You are welcome and thank you. ❤️
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Some great poetic voices to sprinkle wisdom in this piece. Nicely done.
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Absolutely. Thank you, Mish!
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Soul talk… I think you are onto something there.
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The title is borrowed from Kim’s comment.
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You did a good job of choosing lines to get your message across, Reena.
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Thank you so much!
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You’re very welcome ❤
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Lovely, a reality within a beautiful piece of prose.
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Thank you so much!
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You’re welcome.
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This is absolutely splendid writing, Reena! 🩷
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This is compilation, not writing 😃
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A lovely weaving of lines!!!
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Thank you so much, Helen!
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👏🏻Reena, this is wonderful. It does flow together seamlessly, a brilliant cento. Brava!
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Thank you so much, Melissa! It means a lot coming from you.
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Thank you for sharing my lines in your poem.
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You are welcome, Dwight! The lines hold profound wisdom.
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It is so interesting what everyone comes up with.
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Agree.
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Thank you for the use of my lines in your context…
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Thank you for writing those 😃 I chose this prompt specifically because I’d missed it.
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A beautiful cento. Thanks for including my lines Reena
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Thanks for writing those beautiful lines 😃
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😍😍😍
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A great choice of lines that you have woven together seamlessly, Reena, in an internal monologue – soul talk.
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Thank you so much! I guess I can borrow the title from your comment – Soul Talk
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My pleasure, Reena!
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Changed the title – Thanks!
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Beautiful the way everyone contributed in poem.
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Different mindsets that resonate create music.
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this is so well written, i really love it
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So glad you liked it. Thanks!
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