Sunday, December 9, 2012

Magpie Tales 147: Us, On The Horizon







horizon 


with every 
vista of victory,
tragedy, glory, 
beauty, love, 
hate, peace, 
war 

comes a 
horizon, a 
boundary beyond
the one before, 
now, 
ahead of; 

defining what is, 
from what was 
and is to 
be; 

where we are 
from where 
we were and 
are not; 

reality from fantasy. 

there are 
horizons in 
these sentences 
punctuated by 
every movement 
and fold of our 
resolve to 
action or 
inaction, 

from compassion 
to indifference: 

this, our 
common 
bond. 



Poem © 2012 R. Burnett Baker 
Photo shared by Tess Kincaid 
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9 comments:

  1. excellent lines:
    from compassion
    to indifference:

    this, our
    common
    bond.
    This truly resonates with me and what oes on in todays world.

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  2. "punctuated by
    every movement
    and fold"

    I just love this gem within...excellent piece...you bring both sides to light and shine on the balancing part. Great write!

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  3. defining what is, from what was and is to be;  - perfect

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  4. This is deeply beautiful Rick....I love it!!

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  5. ..despite all differences there's still this single bond that connects us all in this round... round world... great write... smiles...

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