The quiet of the soul itself...

b"h

Aug 6, 2013

The quiet of the soul itself

Remembers all that was --

Before the years of yesterdays

In memory be lost -- --

As hours fly and seconds dive

As fast as peregrine --

The spirit counts -- beginning -- end --

And all -- that -- be -- between.

Reviews

[lee von cleef]

Time or a soul , A dream time and place inconsistent,Random unknown.Conscious action, no Unconscious. I like this Soul.

[Firestone Feinberg]

Once again, thanks for your attention to my poems. I am very happy that you read so many of them. You have a lot of patience. --David

[lee von cleef]

(Horse trainer)

[Firestone Feinberg]

You have a horse or what

[lee von cleef]

Yep , pretty much all I did for awhile was train racehorses. a very humbling life you lose most all the time.

[Firestone Feinberg]

Well you lose money, but you find yourself, what?

[lee von cleef]

Satisfaction, rest and satisfaction, or the religion of cleaning up 12 12x12 stalls every day.

[Firestone Feinberg]

what do you do now -- you wanna chat? are we friends?

[Karen]

I like the idea of the soul resting quietly in amaranthine timelessness ("before the yesterdays in memory be lost"). There is the real sense of eternity in the soul though we live only a blink of that eternity. And then the poem takes that concept of time and personifies it in the second stanza, bringing back the concept of eternity and the soul when mentioning the spirit. Thank you for writing this poem and sharing it with us.

[Firestone Feinberg]

Thank YOU for such a warm and thoughtful comment. You certainly understood the poem as I meant it, and your perception of the form is perfect. I am honored by your review. --david