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Plank by rickety plank
Hope treads ahead,
a tightrope walker
feet steady
feet steady
keenly aware
one slight misstep
might break her,
yet with faith enough
to try.
**
Prompt Inspiration: Poetry Jam~ Bridges
26 comments:
what else can you do...stand there and it still might collapse...go back, well its probably just as far as it is forward....smiles.
I sometimes feel like that tight rope walker praying to avoid a Humpty-Dumpty fate...great lines Laurie :)
"Hope treads ahead.....keenly aware...yet with faith enough to try." That says it all, Laurie. Engraved on our hearts.
We all experience these tight rope moments but they are surely 'easier' when hope treads ahead.
"yet with faith enough to try" is the punch line for strong spirit. Keep it up!
a tightrope walker.. that thought of a bridge.. only way is forward.. very much like life itself
a tightrope walker.. that thought of a bridge.. only way is forward.. very much like life itself
Plank by rickety plank - excellent opening line. it just opens up the poem and makes your words sing. Well done.
Plank by rickety plank - excellent opening line. it just opens up the poem and makes your words sing. Well done.
The confidence is always there. It does not work otherwise! Nicely Laurie!
Hank
Hope so timidly moving ahead!! always on the verge of collapse and yet trying its best... Hope we all live by!! smiling!!
Indeed a person has to have enough faith to keep walking one step at a time, whether on a tight rope or on the path called 'life.'
Hope and faith...and keep going and trying...Well said.
yeah; just keep on journeying, sometimes thoughts become so powerful like they are themselves creators
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much love...
You must know how this resonates with me ... great poem!!!
Wonderful--moving forward whatever bridge you are on. Great prompt.
Laurie, love the "hope treads" both walking and treads to walk upon :-) Very clever. This was a great prompt!
I really like your poem, Laurie--and you have a lovely blog. I so enjoyed participating in this Poetry Jam prompt--hope I did it justice for you. God bless!
Faith is the one thing which keeps one going..what else can one do..)
Insightful and beautifully sketched “take” on hope. We can't live without it - though, sometimes it seems, it's hard to live with it. Smiles.
Like the swinging bridges in my childhood: don't look down! keep moving!
Great poem. :)
lovely in its simplicity ... I like the rhythm of the poem - and positive attitude!
Balance your spiritual energy and get in harmony with your soul by practicing these Radha-Krishna meditations.
Sri Gita Govinda
-A book written in the 12th century, this is a description of the intimate loving affairs of Radha and Krishna
http://www.mediafire.com/view/keqr4lqp7wr1rru/Sri_Gita_Govinda.pdf
Govinda Lilamrta
-An 400 year old book which poetically describes the eternal daily pastimes of Radha and Krishna
http://www.mediafire.com/view/uhcuigauc6uqiei/Govinda_Lilamrita.pdf
Ananda Vrindavan Campu
-This is probably the most poetic and intimate portrayal of Sri Krsna’s life in Vrndavana that has ever been written.
http://www.mediafire.com/view/k9j3ldwbt17be3b/Ananda_Vmdavana_Campu.pdf
Prayers of Service to Radha and Krishna (Sankalpa Kalpadruma)
http://www.mediafire.com/view/lvkqsro3sbzm249/Visvanath_Cakravarti_Thakur_Sankalpa_Kalpadruma.pdf
Prema Samputa The Treasure Chest of Love
http://www.mediafire.com/view/mpbncdyt97nw0x7/Prema_Samputa_The_Treasure_Chest_of_Love.pdf
And the following four are taken from Visvanath Cakravarti's Camatkara Candrika, a 300 year old scripture that talks about the love meeting of Radha and Krishna:
The Meeting in the Box
http://www.mediafire.com/view/c81a7cp43n5v6aj/The_Meeting_in_the_Box.pdf
The Meeting of Sri Krishna Disguised as a Female Doctor
http://www.mediafire.com/view/hgomrnem7829pda/The_Meeting_of_Sri_Krsna_Disguised_as_a_Female_Doctor.pdf
The Meeting of Sri Krishna Disguised as a Female Singer
http://www.mediafire.com/view/gyuboduhn8dvdml/The_Meeting_of_Sri_Krsna_Disguised_as_a_Female_Singer.pdf
The Meeting of Sri Krishna Disguised as Abhimanyu
http://www.mediafire.com/view/911h9qoxn4ca027/The_Meeting_of_Sri_Krsna_Disguised_As_Abhimanyu.pdf
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Great poem and thoughts about life...one must move forward when faced with challenges...waiting makes the fear increase...moving forward is open to so many possibilities.
Lovely way to put down in words what life is about - it's sometimes hard to try, but still we have to. Wonderful!
a tightrope walker
I think we all feel like that so many times in life
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