Venus – (2011 posting)

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Venus – (2011 posting)

November 28, 2011 by Betty Hayes Albright

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.

22 Responses

on November 28, 2011 at 11:13 pm | Reply journeyintopoetry

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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- on November 28, 2011 at 11:28 pm | Reply Betty
  
  Thank YOU Christine. 🙂
  
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on November 29, 2011 at 12:09 am | Reply Angela

Light weaves through your words beautifully. I’m with Christine on the last line – love it.

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- on November 29, 2011 at 1:14 pm | Reply Betty
  
  Thank you, Angela!
  
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on November 29, 2011 at 10:13 am | Reply The Background Story

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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- on November 29, 2011 at 1:15 pm | Reply Betty
  
  Thank you, Background Story 🙂
  
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on November 29, 2011 at 11:21 am | Reply Vampire Weather

“for tender pulse,

for selfish bleed.”

A darling chorus indeed. I love it. Beautifully done, my talented friend!

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- on November 29, 2011 at 1:17 pm | Reply Betty
  
  Thank you,Vampire Weather!
  
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on November 29, 2011 at 1:16 pm | Reply granbee

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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on November 29, 2011 at 1:20 pm | Reply Betty

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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on November 29, 2011 at 10:52 pm | Reply Caddo Veil

“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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- on November 30, 2011 at 4:24 pm | Reply Betty
  
  Thank you, soul-sister Caddo… 🙂
  
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on November 30, 2011 at 8:10 pm | Reply lscotthoughts

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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- on December 1, 2011 at 12:01 pm | Reply Betty
  
  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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  - on December 1, 2011 at 5:32 pm | Reply lscotthoughts
    
    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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on December 1, 2011 at 2:38 am | Reply Dennis N. O'Brien

Yes I like this one – well written and flows so smoothly.

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- on December 1, 2011 at 12:02 pm | Reply Betty
  
  Thank you, Dennis. 🙂
  
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on December 3, 2011 at 3:30 am | Reply purple

Had to read this a few times, it is beautiful. And like others, love the last few lines.

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- on December 3, 2011 at 5:45 pm | Reply Betty
  
  Thank you, Purple!
  
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on March 14, 2012 at 2:34 am | Reply I, the dolphin

this one always hurt

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- on March 14, 2012 at 12:53 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  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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- on March 26, 2012 at 1:18 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  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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