Emotion
More than a flood.
A river rising to meet my soul,
current or no,
carrying this spirit
where it will.
If you want to try magnetic poetry, you can do it online, here.
Linked to Open Link Night #258 at dVerse Poets Pub.
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A lovely poem Ken.
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Thank you, Linda.
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I like the thought of being carried along by it…
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Most times, we have no choice.
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You know, I have to agree. To resist takes an awful lot of effort and energy.
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Beautiful poem. We have magnetic poetry words on our fridge at home. I didn’t know there was an online version. Thanks for sharing the link. I will certainly check it out.
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Thank you.
It can be fun. We refer to it as The Oracle.
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This is superb! I will definitely try my hand at magnetic poetry. 🙂
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Thank you. 🙂 Good luck!
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I wonder if free will exists… at least there is a river we have to follow.
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Watch for the rocks as you paddle leisurely along.
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Great poem. Always wanted to get a set of magnetic poetry. Lovely use of the words.
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Thank you. There are different sets of words from which to choose, and pages of words within each set.
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I like the way you’ve conveyed the power of emotion in these lines, Ken:
‘More than a flood.
A river rising to meet my soul,’
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Thank you, Kim. I think of it as flowing through, as much as around.
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Emotions… always carrying one away…don’t they? Love it 🙂
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🙂 Thank you.
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I like the description of emotion as a river rising.
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Thanks, Frank.
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The river will carry us along. Resistance is futile.
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So true.
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So important to us and sometimes so fickle! Well done Ken.
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Thank you, Dwight.
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Self identity diverts the flow.
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Or absorbs it?
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“Brevity is the soul of wit” is exemplified in this brilliant and brief gem!
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Thank you, sir. 🙂
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You’re most welcome! 🙂
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