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I Closed My Eyes
by J. Allen Wilson
Friday, September 03, 2004
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Shallow

And Deep…

Narrow

And wide…

Are the lost dreams

Found in a beggars pride.

For never before…

And forever more,

Will misery

Unto this soul keep.

As to this world

And yet unto another,

Lay the remains

Of a wife…

And a Son…

A father and mother.

For all is temporal in this fragile world

Yet still, all is built on the facet of forever.

One where time has not an end,

And sleep along with never is your friend.

However, sleep you see, is a thief

That claims those

Who unto themselves

Tread the abyss

Between the rim

Of heaven and hell.

For in this nocturnal realm,

We kiss the lips of death,

With each labored breath.

We challenge the world of grace and fate,

And per chance we will awake

to see the dawning of another day.

So lest I be Shallow

And never so Deep…

Nor should I be Narrow

In the wide of ways that keep

I will continue in these lost dreams

Found deep beneath this beggars pride.

Oh…

I just closed my eyes…

Art / Before Darkness Falls

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Reviewed by Dawn Richerson	9/4/2004

For all is temporal in this fragile world Yet still, all is built on the facet of forever. wise words indeed, Allen. your poems (and you!) inspire me always to live my life eyes wide open. i thank you sincerely for that - it is a gift to all of us who read your work and those fortunate enough to know you well.




Reviewed by Kate Clifford	9/4/2004

Love the way you ended this :-)




Reviewed by Regis Auffray	9/4/2004

Moving verses, Allen. Thank you for sharing this offering. Love and peace. Regis




Reviewed by C. McGovern-Bowen	9/4/2004

Powerful, suberb write, Allen. Wonderful imagery; loved the line: "tread the abyss between the rim of heaven and hell". Nicely crafted. Cherish your beggers pride!




Reviewed by Ed Matlack	9/4/2004

I may be misunderstanding the meaning herein, Al, but if I know you from your many writes on the subject, you will NEVER close your eyes to the plight of people living on the street, much too compassionate a man you are to allow yourself to forget their plight...and that is the way we love you here...Keep Peace in your Heart, Ed & rufuz




Reviewed by ~Indigo~ Elga	9/4/2004

Dear Allen Profound and excellent write, life is forever revolving, full of complexities. warm hugs Elga




Reviewed by Lisa Hilbers	9/4/2004

Good write Allen! Although it's subject matter is a bit sleepy, I found it to have an upbeat tone to it. Great thoughts! Lisa




Reviewed by Susan Barton (Reader)	9/4/2004

oh! that's the way of dreams :) SueB

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