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[aid] => mick
[title] => The Ocean Ahead
[time] => 2007-06-06 00:56:00
[hometext] => About growth and self-discovery
[bodytext] => I crossed a lake to get here,
But when I turned round the ground was dry.
I climbed a mountain before the lake,
But looking back, the earth was flat.
Before that I trekked through desert,
Yet on passing out the sand was wet.
Worst, I walked naked through a storm,
But then the air was still and clothes were on my back.
I see the wild ocean stretching ahead of me,
Only this time I know I will not drown.
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The Ocean Ahead
Contributed by
Dom
on
Wednesday, 6th June 2007 @ 12:56:00 AM in AEST
Topic:
Lifepoems
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I crossed a lake to get here,
But when I turned round the ground was dry.
I climbed a mountain before the lake,
But looking back, the earth was flat.
Before that I trekked through desert,
Yet on passing out the sand was wet.
Worst, I walked naked through a storm,
But then the air was still and clothes were on my back.
I see the wild ocean stretching ahead of me,
Only this time I know I will not drown.
Copyright ©
Dom
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2007-06-06 00:56:00]
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Re: The Ocean Ahead
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by Former_Member on
Wednesday, 6th June 2007 @ 01:43:20 AM AEST
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Oh dear poet, what a great inspirational write!! (For surely
the message and lines are dripping with inspiration!!)
This made me think of how life seems so treacherous when
we are going "through" it, but upon re-examination, after
the fact, we find strength we never knew we had. I LOVE that!
Excellent write, my friend. Exceptionally insightful and
advantageous to all who read.
~Breezy |
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Re: The Ocean Ahead
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by shelby on
Wednesday, 6th June 2007 @ 02:30:49 AM AEST
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I adore this, gives hope to the reader. Thanks for the inspiration today!
hugs
~Michelle~ |
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Re: The Ocean Ahead
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by needledancing on
Wednesday, 6th June 2007 @ 04:37:32 AM AEST
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A great and very wise write. We do learn from everything we have already gone through.
Older and wiser is a truth none can dispute. Great job. |
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Re: The Ocean Ahead
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by Former_Member on
Wednesday, 6th June 2007 @ 11:05:40 AM AEST
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Dom, you have quickly become one of my favourite poets on this site. And this....this is why. You have such a wonderful way with the mixture of emtional, inspiration, and words. And yes surviving leaves us the knowledge that we can tread rocky seas again. Thus making this totally inspirational as Roxanne said. I completely adore this. Thank you for sharing. I can't wait for more.
BRAVO! BRAVO!
Daniel |
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Re: The Ocean Ahead
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by myheartsvoice on
Wednesday, 6th June 2007 @ 02:30:49 PM AEST
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What impact and and excitement in it's anticipation of what was coming next.
shades of alfred hitchcock. great write Dom.
Ben |
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Re: The Ocean Ahead
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by Honey56 on
Thursday, 7th June 2007 @ 10:59:03 AM AEST
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Very, very nice write...
Beautiful! |
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Re: The Ocean Ahead
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by MisfitMe on
Friday, 8th June 2007 @ 04:43:11 PM AEST
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HOLY WOW! For myself it was a Sufi parable that taught me to leave the boat once I'd crossed the lake & faced the mountain...
Right on, write on!
I really, really dug this!
BigLoveMuchPeace
~me |
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Re: The Ocean Ahead
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by Former_Member on
Monday, 11th June 2007 @ 06:25:15 AM AEST
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Do you know,Dom,I've a good mind to print
this off,frame it and hang it above my pc.
Yes,inspirational it certainly is.Very well written,Poet,thank you.
Den
(By the way,a big thanks for your more than kind replies to my poems.I'd have sent a pm
of thanks but,unfortunately,for some reason I am unable to access or send messages) |
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Re: The Ocean Ahead
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by Spike on
Saturday, 16th June 2007 @ 06:12:58 PM AEST
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Yes, Dom, the obstacles are not so formidable once you are beyond them, and sometimes they are made big by our fears and misconceptions (others are just bloody big!)
S |
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Re: The Ocean Ahead
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by ladyfawn on
Sunday, 17th June 2007 @ 06:49:07 PM AEST
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you could have taken this in so many directions, yet what you wrote is a masterpiece of perfection with the most perfect ending, i love it:)
love n' hugs nessa
roses |
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