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Geremia
Geremia
Dec 30, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Compassion

Compassion  There is no heart that doesn’t knowNo soul that doesn’t hear or seeThe magic of the miseryOf anotherFrom passion’s painCompassion growsWe become what we ought to beWith suffering and understandinBefore the endOf thisOur human journey  
— Geremia, Dec 30, 2008

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Robert Melliard

Robert Melliard

17 years 5 months ago

Suffering and understanding

I'm afraid there is a cause and effect connection between these two conditions. I have learnt that from experience. So I agree with your theory, but I would prefer to see a tangible example in your poem. Best Wishes, Robert.
Geremia

Geremia

17 years 5 months ago

J.B. Longo-GeremiaThank you,

J.B. Longo-Geremia Thank you, Robert , However, for me "tangible" does not produce poetry which is interpretive, but prose whic is explicative. I prefer the reader use his/her own experience to "connect" with the "message." The word COMPASSION comes from the Latin which means "To suffer along with", hence better understanding of "others." Anyway... :) joe
Robert Melliard

Robert Melliard

17 years 5 months ago

Compassion

Compassion is a wonderful sentiment and you have enriched my understanding of the word. I studied Latin for several years at my first school (with an old, alcoholic teacher who would poke us with his cane if we forgot our conjugations or declensions) but I could never really understand a sentence from start to finish I'm afraid. In English words derived from Latin tend to sound a little abstract and academic, and have often lost their original meaning or power, which is why I try to avoid them, even though I realize that's practically impossible. Best Wishes, Robert.