Two Sides Of A Silver Coin

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Two Sides Of A Silver Coin


Silver is a sign of wisdom and age,
My silver coin has a story left in a cage.
For its eyes are wide open to its secret beholds
Tedious to comprehend -- a scurry of emotions gone untold.

Years of labor this coin lost its luster
Dragged deep inside the waters of life
Day's strength lost trying to muster.

For there are two sides of this silver coin
One of fragrance...one of foul
Yet the luster of this coin such great fortune to be found!

On side seems to be darker than the other,
A side for youth....a side full of blunder
One cries for help---another shouts for glory
Find one in strength --- the other crossed & feeling sorry.

The dark one...withered and gnawed
Inscribed images slowly fading and flawed.
A tiny silhouette sits still in the dark,
Yearning and waiting for a brush to gain its spark.

The one of light keeps the sun on its toes,
A dance of gleaming angels rejoices for a new hope unfolds.
Though the life of its gleaming innocence stained uncertain,
The promise of its treasure shines to its surface!

This silver coin though intricate it may seem,
Still holds its fortune beneath its grain.
Though its tenacity and fortitude will never come to pass,
It's beauty and bounty will forever last!


phoenixhope
07.16.09
2pm




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Artie commented on Two Sides Of A Silver Coin

07-23-2009

5t's amazing how something we handle everyday, can go so unoticed. 10 from me.

Poetry is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality.

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

phoenixhope’s Poems (19)

Title Comments
Title Comments
My Peering Sun 5
A Corpse Amiss 9
Why Open My Eyes? 10
Thoughts for Friends 1
Two Sides Of A Silver Coin 1
The Promise of a Heavy Road 6
Fresh Dove of Light 2
Just Disappear 4
Numbed and Turned to Dust 5
OCEANS 12
Doomed For Life? 3
Ignored! 3
Free To Do What You Want 4
Dragging Torments 1
Devoured and Consumed! 2
Dejected! 2
Vision Of You 1
Don't Ever Tell Me 2
Phoenix That Doesn't Fly 4