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· A NEW RACE OF HuMANS

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· A Monumental Journey - first edition cover

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Kindred Spirits...

by Richard Lloyd Cederberg — Read all 280 poems by Richard Lloyd Cederberg

A poetiprose allegory foregrounding empathy. For Michele. Thank you for accepting me without judging me, and for creating a loving and understanding environment that allowed me to work through my anger and frustrations (in the beginning) to become a more complete man. To this day, you remain the most influential person in my life. Love R.

Thursday, August 1, 2024


Poem Artwork
Carefully
she approached,
where he sat, intently
surveilling her every move.
And for days thereafter
she would visit him
(at the same time)
but remain safely distant,
as trust began forming, and
his fierceness lessened…
.
And each day
she would assure him
how much more civilized
he was than Lip-Lip, and how
he reminded her of White Fang,
as she recounted London’s story,
and threw him treats, which he
wolfed voraciously always
as he listened …
.
And when
she sang softly,
he would flirt with
the melodies,
with his
head cocked,
and eyes wide, pawing
pensively at the ground,
in canine comportment, as a
kinship began developing…
.
One morning,
he ventured near
and nuzzled her hand,
which she responded to eagerly
by hugging his neck. Then, after ‘woofing’
several times playfully, and licking her cheek,
he reared back as if to say, the time was nigh for
them to play, which she replied to right away
with a kind of joyful exuberance that can
only mark an unexpected affinity, or
some rare discovery…
.
Then,
boisterously
she cried, ‘LET’S GO,’
and off they ran together,
through a bliss of trees and forest,
‘round obstacles they ran,
soundlessly leaping
all things fallen,
stumps and branches,
with sunlight-fairies
leading the way
and both rollicking
with shifting-shadows,
which not insignificantly
moved with them,
and upon them,
as they
charged on nimbly
with muscles straining
up and down steep hills
running together with both
their hearts beating as one…. And
.
when their time had ended,
she sang softly, and he listened,
with head cocked, and eyes aglow,
pawing eagerly the ground at her feet,
because there was love now between them,
and the seeds of a new kinship had started to grow…
.
© richard lloyd cederberg
7/2024
                  A NEW RACE OF HuMANS



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Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on September 6, 2024
WHAT A FANTASTIC, BENEVOLENT ODE...TO YOUR MANDATED BELOVED! GOD...DOING WHAT HE DOES, IN THE WAY THAT HE DOES IT, UNLIKE ANY OTHER COULD EVER HAVE DONE. WHEN YOU KNOW...YOU JUST KNOW. THE BEAUTY OF THIS WORK TAKES MY BREATH AWAY AND SUBSTANTIATES MY BELIEF IN...THE POWER OF LOVE! THANKS FOR SHARING, RICHARD. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed on August 13, 2024
Richard, this touched me so deeply. My husband had to win my trust and I had to win his. Patiencee and kindness never fail. This is a brillant poem and a wonderful tribute to Michele. Beautiful, brought my tears.

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com
Reviewed on August 3, 2024
With love one of the most complex and illusive emotions we work with, this is truly a masterful thought process on what can and does work over the long haul. Your choice of characters here reminded me of a documentary clip I found showing a guy rescuing a baby elephant from the mud that the baby's family of several first trumpeting what sounded like dangerous sounds, then, they slowly plodded over to the baby, now on solid ground and two of the adults caressed the man's back with their trunks. As I said, it is a good choice to make your point about your long and successful marriage. Kudos.

Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on August 2, 2024
A beautifully executed and loving tribute to the pursuit and fulfillment of love. Well done.

Reviewed by JoAnne Cromp (Reader)
Reviewed on August 1, 2024
GLORY TO GOD!!!!!!!!

I'm so so deeply JOYED for you both!!!

I'm so happy she kissed all those hurtful scar filled wounds away to make you stand proud, strong and fulfill your purpose which God called you to be a prophetic overseer, confident counselor, edifier, encourager for the Kingdom!!!!!

I saw her picture in your book even though she had the sunglasses on I knew she was a beautiful woman and just only for you!!! I can tell she truly makes you so happy!!! I'm so thankful she came by the Spirit of the Father to be your perfect soul mate to complete you !!! Praise God how He works mighty wonders !

I'm so thankful she came just at the right time too to help those wounds. What a gift she is with you two together! Yes women are the emotional life givers and we yearn deeply to help emotionally heal everyone... How deeply deeply precious! Yes I truly believe God sent you your earth angel back to you Richard!!! It's quite beautiful how He has given us so many gifts- the greatest is eternal salvation through His Son, such extraordinary are you two as I have been shown before. You are as matching stars side by side eternally ever complete, helping each other- both cannot live without each other as Paul and I are even though marriage takes much work, understanding, unconditional love, understanding, growth, maturity, ups and downs but worth it- because he is my everything!!!

You both become as Christ's perfect church union.... I'm so thankful she has helped you so deeply with anger. Father God had shown me other's were very, very humiliatingly cruel to you ( so deeply sorry ) when you were younger because of your tender heart and brightest beautiful flame rays, more, far more magnificant than others rays of other children. They were very deeply offended because light shines in darkness and darkness never comprehends it. But as you spent years in pain your years were never wasted because God was teaching you patience just as Jesus our beautiful sacrificial lamb was patient in His suffering, who never deserved what happened to Him but His love was far greater than any principality and dominion, far greater was your salvation, your key to liberty meant more to Him, lovingly took the bruising's, beatings, whips to say i love you FAR more than life itself, for I am your best friend because I have no greater love.. As I went through this cruelty too it made me far greater in compassionate, loving, understanding and deeply empathic to peoples emotions, thoughts, intensions and now have a heart to want to ease suffering and protect others...

Richard I look at those souls now who bullied us and see what a mess they are- may they humble themselves and find peace, forgiveness and a heart of flesh through Christ.. This is when we know we truly have that heart of Christ... Yes I saw that anger, abandonment in Paul too ( I think that is how we fell madly in love ) when I first met him I wasn't sure but Father told me to work with him and what i found in him was a deeply buried profoundly hurt soul and I tenderly, radiantly and powerfully loved it, treasured it yet gave it finally it's wings it needed like a bird in flight...This write about your marriage shows you both and especially you have come so deep full circle in Christ's love, harmony, peace, maturity, compassion, patience for other's to be all that God prophesied over you before He placed you in your Mom's womb. To God be all glory, honor and praise. May you two continue to grow in depths of peace, understanding and deep happiness forever..

God will be calling you to reach the broken, lost, prodigals with that new anointing you carry...God bless you Michelle & Richard's precious souls~

Always Sis, jo

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on August 1, 2024
They wonderful way of describing your relationship with Michelle. The allegory fits very well.

Ron


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