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Purpose

Made separate from One with a colourful burst

at the beginning of creation.

Set forth to travel through time and through space

for study and recreation.

 

Tasting the bitter as well as the sweet

for without both there’s no comprehension.

Learning to travel the medium strip

to avoid unwanted tensions.

 

Endlessly seeking harmonious joining

with others of similar vibe

in an unconscious wanting, an inherited yearning

to resume the ancestral site.

 

But we left the garden to gain our adulthood.

To attain our coming of age.

And once acknowledged in the Book of Life

we’re entrusted to write on each page.

 

Our job’s to seek knowledge, and with know-how and wisdom

to master our own energy.

To steer our souls in the path chosen for them

by the one who knows better than we.

 

Until then we wander our separate ways

as we each chase our own destinies.

And we’ll all meet again at the end of this legend

holding fresh books for new histories.

— judyanne, Feb 17, 2010

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Western Australia, AUS

Favorite Poets: Favourite poets? So many, so varied. I like particular songs, not necessarily the singer... and the same goes for poetry. I can honestly say though, that Alfred Noyes' The Highwayman was what inspired my love of poetry - my mother began reading it to me when I was still a baby, and it became my favourite bedtime story

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Critiques

mand

mand

16 years 3 months ago

Good flow, interesting

Good flow, interesting subject, life experiences mould our personalities, hopefully for the better. I would love to live in "the ancestral home" We live in an imperfect world, "chasing our own destinies" But there is hope and a way out "fresh books with new histories." for all that we have now will be a thing of the past. Wonderfully written, you have a gem for an imagination. Keep it up.
S

Stefan

16 years 3 months ago

Hi

Great poem. The path you walk will bring you insight..........break the prison of the mind, free your spirit.........for outside the mind, lies wisdom.......your birth right.......well done.
N

Neonfilm

16 years 3 months ago

“Made separate from One

"Made separate from One with a colourful burst" - beautiful- yes its very colourful ;-) "Our job’s to gain knowledge, and with know-how and wisdom to master our own energy. To steer our souls in the path chosen for them" Dare I say - with love?? Enjoyed it alot, thanks for posting.
D

Dustyverse

16 years 3 months ago

WOW!!

This is a phenomenal piece of work!! Loved everything...the content, the imagery...flow's darned near perfect!! See, now you've done what Rosina did...I have to go read everything I can find by Judy!! hahahaha!! BRAVO!! Dusty
judyanne

judyanne

16 years 3 months ago

Thanks all for the lovely

Thanks all for the lovely comments. They're truly compliments coming from such gifted writers as you all. Welcome Dusty, I'm new too. The stars don't matter, but it's nice to have them. The word phenominal blew me away. Thank you so much. lol to you all Judy
xena465

xena465

16 years 3 months ago

For you Judy the stars do

For you Judy the stars do matter. A beautiful poem written with heart, soul and dedication to the art of poetry. Of which you belong. Rosina xena465
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 3 months ago

In the right place at the right time,

Ann of Norway Her in Neopoets, we find others of like vibes, like that thought and its very exciting to have found friends after all the years of knowing only the few. Oh what pawns we are in the scheme of things tossed this way and that by all influences and all learning and never really fitting in as we are SUPPOSED to, so THEY say. And yet we do sometimes, occasionally in our lives, experience ourselves in the right place at the right time, in the right mode of travelling through this life, but these are usually short glimpses of the right way and we pale as we find it wasn't the right way after all, as we none of us know what that is. The middle way, ah yes eastern thought, living in the shadows too is a way, that way one can keep ones own integrity and bloom even if its under the great spreading trees, we bloom in our own quiet ways and are content, or not, its our lot. Another poem so very well written and so philosophical, I liked it a lot Judyanne. Love from Ann
judyanne

judyanne

16 years 3 months ago

Taking the middle path is

Taking the middle path is not necessarily living in the shadows though. The middle pillar on the Jewish Tree of Life, and the philosophical ideas of Plato encouraging the medium - not angy, not complacent; not ecstatic, not sad - are well worth consideration. Thanks for you thoughts, and for your encouragement. They are greatly appreciated as always. xxxxxx Love Judy
Seren

Seren

16 years 3 months ago

Dear Judy

Your a woman after my own heart ... I loved this one and the flow was beautiful well done ... aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi lol ;) good to have another aussie round the place love and hugs Jayne-Chloe x x x
weirdelf

weirdelf

16 years 3 months ago

everyone has said how much they like it

so I will just add some technical crit. Given your meter, the stress gets placed on the final foot in- to master our own energy. as we each chase our own destinies. holding fresh books for new histories. Which makes them read a bit forced. ok? Cheers, Jess, reprehensibly irrepressible
weirdelf

weirdelf

16 years 3 months ago

not easy ones

your metric form puts the stress on the final foot so all words like energy, destinies and histories are out. although note it works with the double syllable rhymes creation/recreation. Get my drift? Perhaps half rhymes or assonance may be the go. Cheers, Jess, reprehensibly irrepressible
judyanne

judyanne

16 years 3 months ago

Very quick edit of last

Very quick edit of last verse as a question again Jess. Do you mean something like this would read better - 'Until then we wander our separate ways as we each our own destinies chase. And we'll all meet again at the end of this legend with new books and stories to grace' ? thanks, judy
VX

Venus x

16 years 3 months ago

Journey Of The Soul

I absolutely LOVE this pen 'for me' it tells the Journey of the Soul,The Circle of Life and our journey to reaching the "ALL" of it. "Our job’s to seek knowledge, and with know-how and wisdom to master our own energy. To steer our souls in the path chosen for them by the one who knows better than we." As an energy worker, I can relate to this, as it's very close to my heart. We must all learn to process energy correctly to find true peace within. As we walk down our path in life, there are many bends in the road, many detours, that lead us astray from our soul purpose. The soul will always let us know when we have gone astray, and we will once again find the right path and continue on our way. I would have phenomenal myself, but it's already taken....lol It is a beautiful, outstanding pen and I am so honored that you have shared it with us. Love, Light and Rainbows, Venus xxxx
judyanne

judyanne

16 years 3 months ago

Thank you Venus. I’m so

Thank you Venus. I'm so happy I have been able to write something that so many people have related to. Judy