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Where I am From
Where I am From
I am from dark and light
Dim and bright
From left and right
From blindness to sight.
I am from silence and noise
From echos to poise
From my soul
I am from great joys
I am from below
In the darkness so
And up above
Where sprinkles glow
I’m from good and bad
happy and sad
From loving laughter
Too raging mad
I am from water and blood
From a great flood
To a spark
Ignited in the mud
I’m from spirit to flesh
Born in the countryside
Growing up running free
Eating chicken, fried
I am from tears of joy
Shared with family & friends
From my imagination
playing pretend
I am from my youth
Speaking truth
Through my experiences
A well known sleuth
I am from my sense
From great dense
On a conscious level
In my defense
I am from this host
A soul residing within
Waiting for the cycle
To repeat again!
By: Nancy Langley
Reading this poem again, I
Reading this poem again, I find that---like the best poems that interest me---it loses nothing on second reading but actually gains, because it requires that I bring more (of either life's experience, or life's questions) to it. That is an effect that, in my own opinion, only the finest poems can produce; and, among them, this poem. I applaud your accomplishment.
Starward
Deep. Beautifully Deep.
Deep. Beautifully Deep. I don't know about anyone else, but I caught it emotionally as well. It may have been a while but you still got it.
Welcome back
The light and dark lives in all of us. And each day is its own struggle to tip ourselves in the right direction. Welcome back to post poems. Look forward to seeing more.
Wow! Obviously, some time
Wow! Obviously, some time has past since your most previous post prior to this, so it is good that you are back. I do not know whether to think of this poem as metaphysical or philosophical---but I do know, for sure, to think of it as MIGHT FINE poetry. I applaud the way you set up a group of binaries, and then show how your soul emerges from the combinations of them. I have been reading poetry for almost a half century (yes, I am old!), and I cannot remember ever reading a poem like this one. It is unique in my experience as a reader; but, in addition to its uniqueness, it is also splendidly great and very, very wise in its approach to existence. I applaud your accomplishment!!!!!
Starward
Thank you so much
Yes it has been some time since my last post... I wrote this poem yesterday as a school assignment. I really just spoke from my soul experiences living in this physical host in this physical realm simply because I feel like we lose touch with our soul living with the demands of society.. The words of support from you and many others after observing my poem has lifted my spirit in ways since writing it! I use to write alot about the physical and thought it would be great to give credit to the spiritual as a balance between the both.. I appreciate you and look forward to writing more in the near future. By the way, old is the new young, sending positive vibes, energy & love your way.. Thank You
NANCY LANGLEY
Thank you so much for that
Thank you so much for that reply.
Starward