Poem4

[Molly]

Can I see another's woe,
And not be in sorrow too?
Can I see another's grief,
And not seek for kind relief?

Can I see a falling tear,
And not feel my sorrow's share?
Can a father see his child
Weep, nor be with sorrow filled?

Can a mother sit and hear
An infant groan, an infant fear?
No, no! never can it be!
Never, never can it be!
And can He who smiles on all
Hear the wren with sorrows small,
Hear the small bird's grief and care,
Hear the woes that infants bear --

And not sit beside the next,
Pouring pity in their breast,
And not sit the cradle near,
Weeping tear on infant's tear?

And not sit both night and day,
Wiping all our tears away?
Oh no! never can it be!
Never, never can it be!
He doth give his joy to all:
He becomes an infant small,
He becomes a man of woe,
He doth feel the sorrow too.

Think not thou canst sigh a sigh,
And thy Maker is not by:
Think not thou canst weep a tear,
And thy Maker is not near.

Oh He gives to us his joy,
That our grief He may destroy:
Till our grief is fled an gone
He doth sit by us and moan.

- William Blake

[archytas]

That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians.

William Blake

[Molly]

“It means nothing to me. I have no opinion about it, and I don't care.” - Pablo Picasso

[archytas]

I look upward

For a vision

Of my soul’s longing.

I see possibility

So sublime

That is whisks

Me away.

I fill quickly

With emptiness

And wait for you,

Quietly wait,

And wonder

What is real

In the waiting.

You should tell us more, Molly Brogan.

[archytas]

There is no maker

For religious shaker

Yet better world

Beyond light;s touch

And creation's myth.

Close eyes imagine

What little lost of there.

Knowledge sees the dark.

[archytas]

What a talented creep he was Molly.  

[Hope Sunshine]

Beautiful and sad at the same time. Thanks for sharing it here with us Molly on this grey morning.

[allan...@gmail.com]

Poetry
Path way to soul
Inner being

Words
Expressing thoughts
Path onward

Time
Ever present
Marker


تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين
Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others

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[RP Singh]

If I am not

 You are not

 If you are not

They are not

If they are not

Anything is not

If anything is not

The Lord is not.

[Molly]

Listen:
the infinite echo
of all voices together
in waves of harmony
and disharmony
that create the aria
sung and heard
where union
is accomplished
and includes all
as individuals
in counterpoint
and concert;
a kiss
a touch
redemption. 

[Molly]

In retrospect, my poetry project was a harmless sideline that kept me benevolently out of her way as she struggled not just to see the horizon but to march bravely toward it.

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[Hope Sunshine]

Are you not a bit too old to be the author's daughter? I think at this moment it would be more useful for the group's well being to support the internal group clarification process instead of knotting more knots. Think about it in a peaceful minute. :-)

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[Molly]

I AM the mother and the daughter

[Hope Sunshine]

Good morning, Molly! :-) I guess you wish to express something about yourself in a poetic way. Wonderful. 

Have you ever considered to use your own base feelings for your original words? I have an idea that this could make you stronger and I would like to invite you to give it try. 

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