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O goddess of love
I pray you be
the rise of dawn
that lifts me tall
into a selfless plane
beyond the hunger
in my veins
for tender pulse,
for selfish bleed.
I ask you, meet
this longing high
that love be like
a willing star
that has no other need
except to shine.
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(c) 1995 Betty Hayes Albright
Seasonings 
Hi Betty,
I have come to my computer tis morning before it is light and found this lovely line “that love be like willing star that has no other need except to shine”
That’s lovely, thank you.
Christine
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Thank YOU Christine. 🙂
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Light weaves through your words beautifully. I’m with Christine on the last line – love it.
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Thank you, Angela!
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that love be like
a willing star
that has no other need
except to shine.
Beautiful all over, but this part wins. 🙂
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Thank you, Background Story 🙂
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“for tender pulse,
for selfish bleed.”
A darling chorus indeed. I love it. Beautifully done, my talented friend!
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Thank you,Vampire Weather!
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Being lifted beyond the hunger in my own veins to a place where I only need to “shine”, to “let your light so shine before men”: this is also my prayer today. Bless you for this beaueous prayer-poem!
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Thank you, Granbee… it’s been hard sometimes for me to get beyond that “selfish” part of loving – but I guess it’s a matter of growth (which takes a lifetime!)
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“Love be like a willing star”–this is exquisite, Betty. I certainly agree with the difficulty in getting beyond selfishness in love…
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Thank you, soul-sister Caddo… 🙂
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Hi Betty,
I’ve nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Please visit my blog when you can: http://lscotthoughts.com/2011/12/01/versatile-blogger-award-3/
Lauren 🙂
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Thank you, Lauren! Wish I had more time to follow through with this – will try to do so soon. (Someone else also nominated me this morning – alas, I don’t think I’m really deserving of the “versatile” part 😀 ) Thanks again for thinking of me with this honor!!!
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You’re welcome, Betty, and just follow through when you can. I love your poetry and it deserves to be awarded! 🙂
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Yes I like this one – well written and flows so smoothly.
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Thank you, Dennis. 🙂
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Had to read this a few times, it is beautiful. And like others, love the last few lines.
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Thank you, Purple!
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this one always hurt
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It was not meant to hurt – but to raise love to a higher plane (beyond space and time – and beyond MY selfishness)… especially when there was no other choice.
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Just found this quote today – it’s what “Venus” was saying:
“Occupy my whole life with the one thought and the one desire of love, that I may love not for the sake of merit, not for the sake of perfection, not for the sake of virtue, not for the sake of sanctity but for love alone.”
Thomas Merton, Seeds of Contemplation
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