by Lune Wolfsong
Member since:
August 7, 2006

Gathering

February 16, 2008 04:31 PM EST (Updated: October 26, 2008 01:46 AM EDT)
views: 141 | rating: 10/10 (37 votes) | comments: 40
From everywhere they came,
thousands of silent voices,
clamouring to tell stories,
make an audience laugh,
share dreams and visions,
create worlds.

Lotus petals opened,
old wounds cured,
talents rediscovered,
spirits grew together,
connected and strengthened
by common threads.

A few squandered the chance,
speaking with voices not their own,
forever hiding behind masks,
taking their pitiful pay
for the selling of their soul,
never realizing how much they lost.

But what the foolish lacked
in empty praise for stolen art,
the others shared in truth,
and howled to the skies,
celebrating the gift of creation,
weaving their tapestries of light.

© mine, 2-16-08
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Comments: 40

Pat S. Feb 16, 2008, 4:39pm EST
Very very interesting................................thx for sharing.......................... :O)
Mary M. Feb 16, 2008, 5:04pm EST
Lots of truth about Gather in there . . .
Emma L. Feb 16, 2008, 5:58pm EST
Very well written, Lune...
penni d. Feb 16, 2008, 6:39pm EST
you are GOOD, girl!!! worded very well indeed..... :)
Lune when the anger had ran it's course and I really thought about the situations...I concluded the same as you. They are hurting themselves, not expanding their horizons, not creating.
Very well written poem...HUGS...celebrate your creativity.
vickey w Feb 16, 2008, 8:08pm EST
This is very well done Lune and thanks
Alta B. Feb 16, 2008, 8:37pm EST
I really like it!
Donna Besso Feb 16, 2008, 10:32pm EST
I like it alot!
lynn a. Feb 16, 2008, 10:34pm EST
I agree with you, Lune. Nothing is gained when stealing another's work. There is no growth for the wrong-doer. You put this very, very well.
Lune Wolfsong Feb 16, 2008, 10:52pm EST
Thanks, Pat.

Thank you, Mary.

Thanks, Emma.

Thank you, Penni.

*hugs* Thanks, Katherine.

Thanks, Vickey.

Thank you, Alta.

Thanks, Donna.

Thank you, Michelle.

Thanks, Lynn.

:)
ChrisJerri S. Feb 16, 2008, 11:19pm EST
Very creative.
Mary t. Feb 16, 2008, 11:52pm EST
Tres Bien! Janis Joplin once said"Don't compromise yourself, it's all you've got!"
Lune Wolfsong Feb 17, 2008, 12:18am EST
Thanks, ChrisJerri.

Mary, that's a great quote! Thank you.
Esther IS Flesh and Blood S. Feb 17, 2008, 6:19am EST
You are a true poet and the message is loud and clear!
Ian Thorpe Feb 17, 2008, 12:11pm EST
That is a very good witty poem and well observed Lune. I think comic and satirical verse is a neglected form.
But hey, I'm being a points ho on gather street in a good cause. I don't mind shaving my legs but wearing the high heels is killing me.
Midnite Writer -- Kim Feb 17, 2008, 6:57pm EST
This is very good, I see the satire.
Midnite Writer -- Kim Feb 17, 2008, 6:58pm EST
I'm not gonna sell my soul for points, though.
Midnite Writer -- Kim Feb 17, 2008, 6:58pm EST
Don't think there are a lot of avid readers or thorough reviews on this site as other ones.
Midnite Writer -- Kim Feb 17, 2008, 6:58pm EST
I think people like photos the best, ironically enough!
Midnite Writer -- Kim Feb 17, 2008, 6:59pm EST
I admire poetry as I cannot write it. I would really be starving if I tried - LOL ;)
Lori F. Feb 17, 2008, 6:59pm EST
Awesome....what can I say you captured it:)
Lune Wolfsong Feb 17, 2008, 7:15pm EST
Thanks, Esther.

LOL Ian.

Thanks, Kim.

Thank you, Lori.
Lune Wolfsong Feb 21, 2008, 5:59pm EST
:)

Thank you, Judi.

Kathleen, thanks for this - I enjoyed reading the linked page.
queen.susan . Feb 28, 2008, 12:19am EST
loved your use of words
and phrasing.
nicely written.
Photobucket
Kathy W. Feb 29, 2008, 1:56am EST
Lune, this is true-LEE beautiful, and why I gather with the 'likes 'o you'!!!!!
Blessed be, moon woman.
Wilka
vickie f. Feb 29, 2008, 2:04am EST
Lune, well I Love it first of all I feel everyword. You say it so well my friend,safe journeys.
Jerri H. Feb 29, 2008, 3:04pm EST
Ahh...great work....woven with simple truth
Jerri H. Feb 29, 2008, 3:06pm EST
So sad at times.
Phyllis R. Mar 2, 2008, 4:54pm EST
Lune, so beautifully written and with a message that needed to be told...........great work my friend!!
sheila h. Mar 10, 2008, 6:42am EDT
I have such high regards for your sense of truth..
wonderful poem..
Heidianna "Coriander" T. Mar 10, 2008, 7:36am EDT
This is beautiful. Well stated.
A. F. Stewart Mar 10, 2008, 10:15am EDT
Insightful.
Lune Wolfsong Mar 10, 2008, 5:05pm EDT
Thank you all.
Sue M. Mar 14, 2008, 12:20am EDT
Well written, Lune!!
Lawrence U. Mar 16, 2008, 7:15am EDT
Lovely
Thomas W. Jun 9, 2008, 4:32pm EDT
i like your mind.
Beaulah M. Oct 26, 2008, 11:33pm EDT
"A few squandered the chance,
speaking with voices not their own,
forever hiding behind masks,
taking their pitiful pay
for the selling of their soul,
never realizing how much they lost."

Well, I've been a victim of this sagacious line. My work had been squandered for the
culprit's monetary interest. Good on whoever they are. You have a straightforward mind.
Sharon DeLoach Nov 14, 2008, 10:57pm EST
Simply put, I liked it. Very original. Thank you from a poetry lover and a fellow passionate writer. Sharon DeLoach
Lune Wolfsong Nov 14, 2008, 10:59pm EST
Thanks. :)

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