Heart of the Beat
A Poem by Shannon
There it is -
More than sound,
Beyond feeling -
A joining.
Of humanness
Of earth
Of water
Of sky
Animal skin taut,
Striking tattoo.
Hey-ya. He-ey.
Hey-ya Hey Ho.
Bound by modern voices,
Bestowing old wisdom,
Mother nature's heart beat.
I sit on the earth, consumed.
© 2016 Shannon
Author's Note
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I thought about providing a link, but you need to be there to FEEL it.
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Reviews
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i think you have done a pretty good job in "putting" your readers in this pretty spectacular moment ... introspection will often bring one to such a place ...our connectedness sacred and profoundly "silent" .. something you do not know about me is that i have a syndrome that causes riging of the ears and for about the last several years ..at times...i can actually hear my heart beating ..its a thrumming like a generator pulsing ..kind of weird eh!? .. but Mother Nature's is something quite a bit more isn't it ;)) i like the little chant/song in the third verse ... kind of fun .. :)
E.
Posted 9 Months Ago
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11 Months Ago
Agreed. This is my experience of being invited to feel it.
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11 Months Ago
This one was an outsiders genuine experience. Thank you for the read and review.
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1 Year Ago
Thank you Sam. I appreciate you stopping by to read and review.
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1 Year Ago
You are very perceptive. I don't really see myself as a poet at all, but more as an observer, and a .. read moreYou are very perceptive. I don't really see myself as a poet at all, but more as an observer, and a technician. I like your carve poetry way down to fewest words.
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1 Year Ago
Thank you, that was indeed my inspiration. I tend to find powwows so powerful I sit in awe.
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1 Year Ago
Thank you for the high praise. This was my first attempt to really write a feeling like this. Glad.. read moreThank you for the high praise. This was my first attempt to really write a feeling like this. Glad it spoke.
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1 Year Ago
Yes, was definitely intended to reference a pow wow from my point of view, but if course all interp.. read moreYes, was definitely intended to reference a pow wow from my point of view, but if course all interpretations welcome. A friend talked me into keeping that line...seems to be a favourite.
Thanks for the read and review.
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1 Year Ago
Thank you for the read and review. Glad you enjoyed it.
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1 Year Ago
It is powerful. You can certainly google pow wow to get an idea. But the feeling doesn't come thro.. read moreIt is powerful. You can certainly google pow wow to get an idea. But the feeling doesn't come through.
Thank you for the kind words!
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Added on August 18, 2016
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I like to explore the world through the human experience, at once both varied and singular. Reading, writing and meeting people makes one's world larger.
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