Posted in Deep Water, Poetry 1990's, tagged Deep Water, knot, Love, passion, poem, Poetry, quandary on October 22, 2017| 40 Comments »
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Would it not be
a greater love
to silence keep,
to hide one’s heart
when it is fettered
sneaking past
those greater dreams,
pretending not to see?
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Would it not be
a greater care
to journey on
in quiet prayer
that none be wounded
by rogue passion,
nor be caught
in love’s untimely heat?
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(c) 1995, 2017 Betty Hayes Albright
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(a re-post)
Posted in Deep Water, Poetry 1990's, tagged dilemma, knot, Love, obstacles, passion, poem, Poetry, quandary on September 18, 2014| 16 Comments »
(from 1995)
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Would it not be
a greater love
to silence keep,
to hide one’s heart
when it is fettered
sneaking past
those greater dreams,
pretending not to see?
.
Would it not be
a greater care
to journey on
in quiet prayer
that none be wounded
by rogue passion,
nor be caught
in love’s untimely heat?
.
(c) 1995, 2017 Betty Hayes Albright
.
(image is free clip-art)
Posted in Deep Water, Poetry 1990's, tagged dilemma, knot, Love, obstacles, passion, poem, Poetry, quandary, repression on October 30, 2011| 7 Comments »
Would it not be
a greater love
to silence keep,
to hide one’s heart
when it is fettered
sneaking past
those greater dreams,
pretending not to see?
.
Would it not be
a greater care
to journey on
in quiet prayer
that none be wounded
by rogue passion,
nor be caught
in love’s untimely heat?
.
(c) 1995, 2014 Betty Hayes Albright
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