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Quest of questions
“You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.”
— Khalil Gibran
We are bereft of comforting wisdom
because we know better than our parents.
Citius, altius, fortius, when the circles
start and end nowhere.
Then who are we but a step further back from
the answers?
And what if all that remains is to ask
our children to comfort us?
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Re: Quest of questions
Anonymous
26th Apr 2013 10:15am
... when you realize you understand them
and aren't even sure when it happened.
Thanks for the read, Lil Mama.
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re: Re: Quest of questions
26th Apr 2013 10:28am
Understanding parents and what they were trying to say years ago? I hate when that happens, haha. As long as we don't forget children can lead, as well as be led.
Argh, torn between wanting to know all and knowing I know so little.
Argh, torn between wanting to know all and knowing I know so little.
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re: Re: Quest of questions
26th Apr 2013 10:30am
Thank you Magdalena... a lot unsaid here, agreed.
I may expand on this in new poem later, toying with that idea.
:)
I may expand on this in new poem later, toying with that idea.
:)
Re: Quest of questions
26th Apr 2013 10:28am
The wisdom is in allowing others to be a comfort to us..they need it as much as we do...how else will they show their humanity?
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Re: Quest of questions
26th Apr 2013 11:13am
i'll search for answers until i go mad or die or both... whichever comes first :P
through provoking indeed.
through provoking indeed.
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re: Re: Quest of questions
28th Apr 2013 6:09pm
Thanks for the constructive feedback, Mr A.
I'm not that smart, and I don't know much. :P
I'm not that smart, and I don't know much. :P
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28th Apr 2013 6:09pm
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Re: Quest of questions
27th Apr 2013 6:06pm
Beautifully insightful, deep & profound Atakti, yet so clear & eloquently simple, in your concisely & wisely perceived flow of interesting, philosophical thoughts & feelings, all so sparely combined & contained within the written words of your wonderfully rendered poem here!...
Well done: a great write & read; makes one want to ponder & savor a little longer (with greater clarity!), the broader, essential, universal meaning of your poem!... I love this one!... (Thanks for yet another little jewel!)
Well done: a great write & read; makes one want to ponder & savor a little longer (with greater clarity!), the broader, essential, universal meaning of your poem!... I love this one!... (Thanks for yet another little jewel!)
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re: Re: Quest of questions
28th Apr 2013 6:11pm
Well, hello, nice to meet you. And thanks for your thoughtful and kind comments!
:)
:)
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re: Re: Quest of questions
28th Apr 2013 6:12pm
Sometimes, Gabriel, my mind is so open I'm sure some aliens are going to move in...
:P
Thanks, hun!
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Thanks, hun!
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29th Apr 2013 5:40pm