I'm giving you a standing ovation!  At the end of it all, it doesn't get any better than peace and "sweet rest"!...everything else pales by comparison.

 

lovespirit

 

 

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the comment...but do you think the work is good tho, the rhythm good and everything?

Yes, it flows smoothly and the imagry is striking...it's good work!

Thank you so much! Sorry I had to ask, but you have a definite way with words, and if you like it, it has to be worth something.  THank you for taking the time to say so, dear; I appreciate you!

The only test of a piece's worth is whether it moves the reader and to what degree...it touches deeply those who identify with it most deeply...if it evokes emotion, whether mild or violent, it has made your point...every piece has it's own audience...in Mania's Addiction you drew me in and kept me with you every step of the way and I felt your release at the end...bondage is bondage and freedom is freedom and anyone who has lived even a little can identify with that.  (remember, everything is a work-in-progress...)

 

I appreciate you too,

lovespirit

Thanks again, encouraging lovespirit; well said!

keep writing bonnie

Thank you, Scott!

You told me to write a bit more personally, so this is a step toward that end, and exactly as my life has been, alto one cannot say all in a poem.  I am actually thinking of writing about my life, the mixed emotions of being so religious, in a missionary's home, and the pull of my emotions, not having asked for such a life that I felt was all just pressure into their mold.  The only reason I have not done it yet, is that it will be extremely controversial and a lot of 'our' people will say I am lying.  So, I have not decided if I should put it in with psuedonym, or as fiction. Still thinking about it, but everything I do is a part of me as is all anyone writes.  So we will see....I welcome comments to that end if you have any, Scott.  First off, do you think my work worthy of publication...do you think I have the ability to keep an audience's attention? 

 

In the meatime, I must keep writing as you say, for it is a part of myself and vents the emotions.

Glad that He and you have worked this through to a good place!

Thank you sir; some days are still difficult, but knowing He is here, that I am not alone, gives me sweet peace.

You are Brilliant!

standing ovation.

 

Thank you; I hope I got my feelings across, without being distasteful!

You did ...You did...

It is your honest portrayal of wounds...that I find....unbelievably moving..

Yet....you see everything with such clarity...almost as though....you are an observer..

Of course....your poetry writing is such a gift...but your honesty...your emotions...blow me away..

your words move me more than I can express, dear.  and i speak as an observer, because I have been in it and thru it....and god is great that I have not been further into the pit than i have.  i am so glad I have been able to be open...I think this is what makes a poet, hey?

Yes...BF..Poetry comes from the depths...of joy..of desire...of sorrow and anguish....

It is all real...but somehow for me....I am moved most by struggle to overcome and gratitude for the opportunity to live....I find that most beautiful....It is like waking in the morning to a new Spring...to a new sight...to a new beginning filled with promise..It is God at work...It is Love.

 

It is hope renewed....love beginning...birth...

you should blog these words, dear; your prose is music in itself....

Thank you BF...You are wonderful at creating a blogg spontaneously...from your thoughts...

I am not so good at that..

What I enjoy is responding to you and others...I am better at replying...I am a team player...When someone inspires me...I can write..

When someone gives me food for thought, I can write..

I suppose....I need people to work off of...to inspire me..

sort of like acting...

We feed each other..

 

Sure we do, dear!  And I don't mind that one bit; if I bring out the best in you, then I have done a little good deed for the day.  All I want is what is best for you, you know that!

I think I know that. 

I guess I know that..

smiles

I know.