New Poem – by dint…
Posted on Oct 4, 2022 in Blog feature, Gallery, Recent Images, Recent Writing | 30 comments
By dint of
So many undulations
Of faith, of mettle,
Of resolve
On the surface of this,
Our mortal struggle.
What finely tuned
Definition
There is already
In the story,
The pattern,
The textured travail
Of our lives.
As if encoded
Permanently
On some shiny
Lacquered disc.
Such that
One could imagine
We might well
Be tempted one day
To gather up
Some vast audience
And sing our hearts out.
But why
Should we
Ever need to,
My friend?
When all we love
We have given
Our hearts to…
All we honour
And still hold to be true…
Will still ring out
So loudly,
Long after we’ve gone.
“One could imagine
We might well
Be tempted one day
To gather up
Some vast audience
And sing our hearts out.”
How often I’ve felt that urge. And just between you and me, I’ve given in to it a few times.
Sometimes the struggle is not to – human condition… Angels sing forever though. Love this poem…
Thank you, Scottie, for shedding light on us. Such a poem, full of wisdom and sensations.
Very genuine! Thanks for sharing.
Such a lovely poem and a tribute to life itself and that passing of time. There is a heartfelt quality to this which rings true and can be further emphasised in the following lines:
Such that
One could imagine
We might well
Be tempted one day
To gather up
Some vast audience
And sing our hearts out.
But why
Should we
Ever need to,
My friend?
When all we love
We have given
Our hearts to…
All we honour
And still hold to be true…
Will still ring out
So loudly,
Long after we’ve gone.
Well done and thank you for this soulful. piece. ❤️❤️❤️
Another great one. Thanks for reminding us that hiw we live and love will carry on… long after we are gone from this Earth.
Very germane views for these times–which we hope will improve! Perhaps helped along by loving thoughts ike this……
This is so absolutely stunning and after 2 days in my Inbox, i finally decided i would open it and it is so timely and what I need to hear right at this moment as I pour out to God my questions and write things He does not allow me to share right now. Grounded, and I know for a purpose far greater than I can know.
Dear Scottie,
Such a wonderful poem of love and hope!
Thank you so much for sharing !!
Thank you for this
By dint is amazing. Loved it.
Scott, my friend, as always anticipated your words resonate so fully. Disruptive life patterns often bring on a lingering malady of distracted perspective; pessimism, lack of hope and resolve, and more.
Our focus on the wonderful things in life is essential to managing our outlook as life is only what we make it out to be. Your words bring to mind the essence of living and the power of positivity as truly as the inspired and healing lyrics of the song ‘You Raise Me Up’!
“All we honour
And still hold to be true…
Will still ring out
So loudly,
Long after we’re gone”
How Touching Portrayal of the travails of life and the Wavering Undulating Lows and Highs of Thoughts that shape our Day- Today Actions; along the Tapestry of Life
Such a Sensitive Insightful Journey into the inner recesses Of Mind, Scottie Sir, Yours Mine, every Soul’s …Everybody’s soaring Ambitions…Yet ending on A hopeful note. The Light and Love you always shed via your marvellous poesy…
So Wonderfully conceived-Congratulations And Do Keep Up the Good work!
Warm Greetings , Fond Regards
Neena
I like the phrase, “textured travail of our lives,” and “encoded” -like on the soul. This is an echo of your soul Scott, so succinctly put and by dint of your “mettle,” you show us a ‘pattern” to “sing out, give our hearts” and let it be.
The human condition is shapeless and ever evolving like our own souls.
I feel this urgency in a sense that we long for greater things like simple goodness, honesty, and beauty in lives which intersect and spiral too.
There is something very sacred about how we interpret DNA encoding. It is inherent, so true.
Thanks for reaffirming my faith in words + actions too. It’s our Universe, so let’s embrace the mystery.
Whatever our ups and downs we have traversed, our imprint of our having loved
endures after we are gone.
Scott, this could not have been more timely! Your words resonate so profoundly, reminding us of what is truly important in life, what we must hold onto and cherish. Your inspired, healing words nourish heart and soul! I was especially moved by the following my friend:
“When all we love
We have given
Our hearts to…
All we honour
And still hold to be true…
Will still ring out
So loudly,
Long after we’ve gone.”
You shall leave this world in your own grace and glory, knowing that you have fully achieved all that has been your life’s purpose and we are so ever thankful for it all. (just don’t go anywhere for the next few decades though!)
I like the thought that has gone into this…
Thank you Scott for singing your heart out to us. Any audience, even small, whom you touch with your words and musicality, your images are grateful. Wishing you inspiration and settle in well to any changes. Susan.
As with all of your work, dear Scottie, deeply focused sentiments that force us to ruminate on the yin and the yang of life…and proceed with consciousness, kindness, swiftness, and intentionality. a perfect poem to establish a new year…and throughout.
What a beautiful song of a poem.
It is a pleasure to read your poetry. Its gentle yet profound. Life is filled with struggle but it is the songs of hope that lift one up.
Happy New Year
It’s all about living from the heart and allowing it to lead us through this story. Beautiful verses here!
Good one Scott, with that hope at the end. Wishing you Happy and Joyful New Year. All the best.
Well done Scott. I like the dreamy futuristic feel of your poem.
This is a beautiful and introspective poem. I really liked the ending and the vulnerability of the ending lines.
Let’s hear it for the transmigration of the heart! ‘Tis surely enough to live and know there.
Such a beautiful wise poem, Scott. So well-crafted with such an inherent kindness throughout. Wonderful write. Love the 1st, 2nd and 4th stanzas especially 🙂
hmm… i say SING! ;). And yes, to have our accomplishments and good deeds succeed us… is a wonderful thing!
The immortality of art, how we speak beyond our time. nicely said.