Saturday, January 8, 2022

The Evidence of Eternity

 


“James Dean playing the bongos, NYC, 1955. Photographed by Dennis Stock ”


Ephemeral, eternal heart! ~Emily Dickinson

 

We are moved by the wings of longing

So we dance

We reach

We love

It is how we know we are truly alive

By more than a pulse of a beating heart

For there is a certain movement in everything

The soaring of unseen wings and visible hands bracing the fall

we bleed

we bruise

we learn

and rise to love again

it is the evidence of eternity

proof our heart beats for more than the blood within our veins.



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33 comments:

  1. "Movwd by the wings of longing" .... so often we're taken away! Lovely.

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    1. Thank you Bev. Always glad to see you at the Muse.

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  2. I love this Carrie, reaching and longing does put us in a state of trying to live a life we can love and be happy in. Beautifully written my friend.

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    1. Thank you so much Regina! So glad you joined in at the Muse this week my friend!

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  3. This is wonderful, I loved it from start to finish. Truly amazing...we do need to reach and love it makes us feel alive.

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    1. Awww thank you so much Truedessa! You made my day with your kind words!

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  4. We reach. We love
    It is how we know we are truly alive
    By more than a pulse of a beating heart

    Love this reference, Carrie, of a throwback to the tragedy. A real pity and a loss to the human heart. Wonder of the notorious 'what if' if Dean had lived his life!

    Hank

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    1. Yes those questions cross my mind as well. What if he had lived? Thank you for stopping by Hank.

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  5. Wow, and again — WOW! Great write, so beautiful and elevating Carrie. Superb!

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  6. That end line is dynamite!!! Like this piem a lot
    Happy New Year Carrie

    Much love...

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    1. Thank you Gillena and Happy New Year to you and yours. 😊

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  7. There's a sweep in this--like when your feet are barely touching the bottom of the pool--that lifts at the end. Lovely.

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    1. What a beautiful way to express it Chrissa! Thank you so much my friend!

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  8. An awesome poetic interpretation, the 'feel' of what it must have been like to witness him with the bongo. The sheer emotion, you captured it.

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    1. Thank you Helen. I really enjoyed yours! It was wonderful!!

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  9. Indeed, Carrie. There is always a marvelous kernel of wisdom in each of your poems.

    Hey...for some reason, your links often bring me to the bottom of your post, rather than the top. I think you are linking to the comments rather than just the post.

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    1. Thank you so much my friend. I think I have been clicking there to be at the post. I am glad you told me. I will just click on the title instead.

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  10. Dancing is many folks way of letting go. I can remember several times when I had dance lessons but I never was very good. Where we lived north of Houston the ladies up there had a line waiting for Mrs. Jim to croak. It was not my dancing but rather that I would take their phone messages and give them to Mrs. Jim as most husbands don't very well. My line is that if that happens I want to be the fellow on cruises who is paid to dance with the unaccompanied ladies.
    (You can click on the date down there before the comments, it takes one to the top.)
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  11. Dancing is many folks way of letting go. I can remember several times when I had dance lessons but I never was very good. My line is that if Mrs. Jim croaks before I do then I want to be the fellow on cruises who is paid to dance with the unaccompanied ladies.
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    1. (You can click on the date down there before the comments, it takes one to the top. BTW, have you tried the " Carrie Burtt " link lately? I don't think that is you.)
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  12. Lovely poem.
    The words, " the wings of longing" are delicious.
    Well done

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  13. "we bleed

    we bruise

    we learn

    and rise to love again

    it is the evidence of eternity"

    a beautiful and stirring very verse carrie, love all the positive energy in it

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  14. You saved the best for the last .... breathtaking and so YOU!

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  15. "For there is a certain movement in everything" - you helped us find that!

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  16. "We are moved by wings of longing..." so beautiful Carrie. The human spirit is born to rise.

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  17. A beautiful verse Carrie very touching 💕

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  18. It's the movement - life is about movement and we need to adjust to the changing road.

    Dear Carrie - May your road be filled with wondrous adventures. Peace, health and light my friend. ~ Truedessa

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