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[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => Negation
[time] => 2008-05-01 10:16:40
[hometext] => I thought I'd post something, for old times' sake. This is about...well, nothing. Or, rather, nothingness.
[bodytext] => I ponder in the blackest of night,
When the ponderings are plentiful
And the light is ne’er to be seen.
Such beauty to behold cannot be held,
Lest its beauty waste away.
No; it must be witnessed, received,
Protected from the sharpest of pens,
The brightest of torches.
Saved from understanding—
Saved from dissection.
No; it must be witnessed
In its darkest purity:
To be felt, to be heard—
To be witnessed.
Shed your light, your navigation,
Such fleeting luminosity
Of the Soul can but diminish
To be witnessed no longer.
No; you must ponder
In the blackest of night.
To understand nothing,
To create nothing,
And witness everything.
[comments] => 20
[counter] => 617
[topic] => 64
[informant] => fielding88
[notes] =>
[ihome] => 0
[alanguage] => english
[acomm] => 0
[haspoll] => 0
[pollID] => 0
[score] => 20
[ratings] => 4
[editpoem] => 1
[associated] =>
[topicname] => ambiguous
)
Negation
Contributed by
fielding88
on
Thursday, 1st May 2008 @ 10:16:40 AM in AEST
Topic:
ambiguous
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I ponder in the blackest of night,
When the ponderings are plentiful
And the light is ne’er to be seen.
Such beauty to behold cannot be held,
Lest its beauty waste away.
No; it must be witnessed, received,
Protected from the sharpest of pens,
The brightest of torches.
Saved from understanding—
Saved from dissection.
No; it must be witnessed
In its darkest purity:
To be felt, to be heard—
To be witnessed.
Shed your light, your navigation,
Such fleeting luminosity
Of the Soul can but diminish
To be witnessed no longer.
No; you must ponder
In the blackest of night.
To understand nothing,
To create nothing,
And witness everything.
Copyright ©
fielding88
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2008-05-01 10:16:40]
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Re: Negation
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by Zork on
Thursday, 1st May 2008 @ 10:25:06 AM AEST
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Wow! This is truly a great poem, keep it up! I like your style.
Zork |
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Re: Negation
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by doug on
Thursday, 1st May 2008 @ 11:07:25 AM AEST
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Stunning...
you've captured something here!
something that gave me a strong
emotional response. Best though
that I don't dissect it... lol. As a nod
to you and this poem I'll just ponder
and say wow. great writing...truly , doug |
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Re: Negation
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by Former_Member on
Thursday, 1st May 2008 @ 10:39:03 PM AEST
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Wow. There is a depth in this that even depth is envious of. The movement of
solitude through your words and resting just on that last line is magnificent!
This says to me to spend less time thinking and more time just enjoying
the general splendour. For in the blink of an eye ... it's gone.
Gorgeous write! Too perfect for my humble words. :)
~Breezy
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Re: Negation
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by safetyinnumbers on
Friday, 9th May 2008 @ 05:36:01 PM AEST
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Nice write....so true....those moments we should take in and just feel and not analyse...good work... |
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Re: Negation
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by holy on
Friday, 16th May 2008 @ 03:47:04 PM AEST
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| Good afternoon, thank you so much. |
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Re: Negation
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by Alex23 on
Friday, 16th May 2008 @ 05:52:10 PM AEST
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wow, I really loved this one!!!
I did a haiku one on this subject recently, and I could relate to everything you're saying.
awesome |
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Re: Negation
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by Roddy on
Sunday, 18th May 2008 @ 03:00:46 PM AEST
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I love the words "Darkest purity". Deep poem
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Re: Negation
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by Former_Member on
Monday, 19th May 2008 @ 11:02:28 AM AEST
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| This is one of the deepest poems I have ever read. This was GOOD!!!! No , GREAT!!! |
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Re: Negation
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by holy on
Wednesday, 21st May 2008 @ 12:36:10 AM AEST
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| Thank you very much, your encourage give me a great sense of uplift. |
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Re: Negation
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by Oceandreamer on
Sunday, 6th July 2008 @ 10:06:57 AM AEST
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Beautiful words!
This is deep, and draws one right in!
You have great talent!
Thanks for sharing...
~~Oceandreamer~~ |
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Re: Negation
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by wizard on
Sunday, 6th July 2008 @ 11:52:34 PM AEST
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sort of ironic how powerful 'nothing' can be ...
nicely done
wiz |
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Re: Negation
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by Former_Member on
Tuesday, 8th July 2008 @ 09:54:35 AM AEST
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| This is a very deep and beautiful poem. Great Job! |
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Re: Negation
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by Former_Member on
Thursday, 10th July 2008 @ 03:16:51 PM AEST
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" No; you must ponder
In the blackest of night.
To understand nothing,
To create nothing,
And witness everything." . . . .
I like these verses, fragile yet provacative to
the imagination, splendid writting and an enjoyable reading exsperience . . .
ty 4 your read also . . .
Ben
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Re: Negation
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by wheels on
Monday, 4th August 2008 @ 04:14:52 PM AEST
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| A very well written ponderous piece (if i said that correctly) with a somber bit of loneliness held within its words |
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Re: Negation
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by Former_Member on
Monday, 25th August 2008 @ 03:08:46 PM AEST
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I really love this. Especially the last stanza!
Thanks,
Tim
:-)
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Re: Negation
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by ladyfawn on
Thursday, 4th September 2008 @ 02:30:03 AM AEST
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so true.... such a brilliantly beautiful write,
hugs n' love nessa |
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Re: Negation
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by karoody on
Monday, 6th October 2008 @ 11:30:15 AM AEST
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i really enjoyed reading this! wish you would post more for old times sake!
i honestly was moved by your work though. and i totally relate on many levels for so many reasons. some theoretical. you just have to be there to witness things sometimes. to truely appreciate what is there or not there. sometimes what isn't there means so much more. you got my mind working. perhaps i'll have more poetry posted soon...thanks!
kara |
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Re: Negation
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by Former_Member on
Tuesday, 7th October 2008 @ 11:56:29 AM AEST
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Thus I will ponder, and not too deeply, yet deeper than the unknown. And I will skip from subject to subject letting my thoughts wander where they will and so as you say....witness everything.
Wonderful piece. |
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Re: Negation
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by Essentially9 on
Sunday, 14th December 2008 @ 01:47:33 AM AEST
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| good job, bro. but you seem to ponder how you ponder more than the subject of your ponderings which can still lead to nowhere. |
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Re: Negation
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by Former_Member on
Friday, 1st January 2010 @ 03:05:38 PM AEST
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| This poem is very deep and beautiful. Thank you for sharing! |
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