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HUMAN SPIRIT

Human Spirit

Painful in heart
so much to say,
yet when it snows
in depth,
defy is all that knows.

Blood will bleed,
tears it shall feed.
Run we run,
so simple yet
in truth all we have
is our fears.

Human spirit we try
cold mornings we fail.
It is here our soul bleeds.
It is here an old man feels the wind.
It is here the world feeds.

A thousand words one,
one action
gone.
Love in an instant,
tears in a moment.
In spirit we try
but the world blinks
and we forget how to fly.

On my knees today
this old man,
will sit in solitude and pray.
For the angel that cried,
the angel bound
for two hearts were lost and found.
 

— reepa, Jun 25, 2010

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Region, Country: Eastern cape, South Africa, ZAF

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xena465

xena465

15 years 11 months ago

Fabulous

This is beautiful Reepa. The Human Spirit is sometimes all we have to give us a sense of feel of what real life is all about. There are a few wee misprints that I hope you don’t mind me pointing out. I do it all the time, typing too fast and hitting a key twice without realising… {Painfull} in heart ………………[Painful] and we {forgett} how to fly. ………………….[forget] On my{ kneees} today ………………….[knees] Xena Quote: Science is what you know; philosophy is what you don't know. - Bertrand Russell
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reepa

15 years 11 months ago

My Thanks

Thank you again for your comments. thank you for the misprints, ill change them. Im glad you liked it. Reepa.
LZ

Lil Z

15 years 11 months ago

Awesome!

This is a brilliant write!
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reepa

15 years 11 months ago

Thanks

Im happy you liked it. thank you for your comment. Reepa.