Will O' the Whisp

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    Okay, okay even I write love poems...

    Will O' the Whisp

     

     

    It is a strange magnetic talent- of mine

    These days-

    That I walk- dry

    As dust

     

    Not unlike parchment without pen,

    A lifeless wooden wren,

     

    Or the fallen winter leaves

    Tossed singularly

    Down the streets

    And through the Alleys

     

    Alas

    Mind- spun to any plotted course

    On an iron pointed compass

     

    Feet- set upon the concrete

    Following the road where it goes

    Drifting any way the wind blows

    Turning and turning

     

    - Only

    To turn once more

     

    And find myself

    In the clouds

     

    Staring at your door

     

    The soft ghost of your bed

    Filling my head.

     

    Unspoken or said -I suppose

    Any Lover knows

    The Body

    -Only follows

    Where the will

    Of the Heart goes

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    train64 commented on Will O' the Whisp

    02-02-2011

    Walk dry as dust. ..mind spun..to any plotted course on an iron pointed compass..wonderful metaphors..a pleasure for the mind.
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    shallenemcgrath

    02/02/2011

    Any Body knows that it only follow the will of the heart.

    ginga commented on Will O' the Whisp

    01-09-2011

    shallen, I love this poem and the reason why is beciuse the last stanza's epiphany like announcement swept me emotionally. ginga
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    shallenemcgrath

    01/10/2011

    Yes ginga, you have it right, but you don't get the full irony until you look up Will O the Wisp. A light in a forest which tricks the follower into believing they are being led out of the woods when in actuality they are being led deeper into the woods.

    Pascaliwhite commented on Will O' the Whisp

    01-08-2011

    I love you poem that speak of an eternal glow. You are truly a gifted and wonderful poet. I followed a thread without knowing what I would find. I found a treasure. Thank You
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    shallenemcgrath

    01/09/2011

    I'll take a look at your work too. :-)

    dahlusion commented on Will O' the Whisp

    01-08-2011

    The magical muse most move "Down the streets And through the Alleys" only to lead us to ourselves, to the destination that is always us "The soft ghost // Where the will Of the Heart goes" Bravo on this heavenly write. Peace and Light, dah
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    shallenemcgrath

    01/09/2011

    many thanks Dah. I always think of the best works of art as collaborations. We have an idea and we try our best to interpret the idea with some divine force, and then when we let go... It belongs to the audience at large. One hopes there is enough open space for the reader to latch on and take a ride.

    kdarcy commented on Will O' the Whisp

    01-08-2011

    A most excellent write, you are fast becoming one of the many great talents here at OP ... I would hope to count myself among the greats one day, but for now ... I enjoy my own gentle sway and small but growing audience. I enjoyed that very much, be well k
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    shallenemcgrath

    01/09/2011

    Kdarcy, thank you for that. I am glad that you enjoyed the read. I hope it inspires... as others have inspired me.

    In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.

    Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Czech writer.

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