Albert's Poetry Cafe ~ Keeping the Dream Alive! ~ Phrase contest March 8, 2010 - March 22, 2010
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Silver Star - Shattered
Albert's Award - looking for a new song
DetailsWrite a poem with the following phrase included in it.
".....and all along i felt as tender as a crystal ready to be shattered" This is from one of Rumi's famous poems which I have set out below. The Story of My Life i was ready to tell the story of my life but the ripple of tears and the agony of my heart wouldn't let me i began to stutter saying a word here and there and all along i felt as tender as a crystal ready to be shattered in this stormy sea we call life all the big ships come apart board by board how can i survive riding a lonely little boat with no oars and no arms my boat did finally break by the waves and i broke free as i tied myself to a single board though the panic is gone i am now offended why should i be so helpless rising with one wave and falling with the next i don't know if i am nonexistence while i exist but i know for sure when i am i am not but when i am not then i am now how can i be a skeptic about the resurrection and coming to life again since in this world i have many times like my own imagination died and been born again that is why after a long agonizing life as a hunter i finally let go and got hunted down and became free Rumi Ghazal 1419 Translated by Nader Khalili Happy writing poets! Prizes1st 2nd 3rd & Albert's special award!
ModeratorHelenaBanora Point, N.S.W., AustraliaStats8 Contestants
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