Drinking Alcohol taught me how to fly
Then it took away the sky....

Monday, May 28, 2012

LOST? OR FOUND!

Published for dVerse Poets Pub
Open Link Night 
(Door opens Tuesday,3 PM Eastern)




ONE SHOE

I was sitting on a bus next to a Peep who was wearing earrings, and braided hair, and dirty shirt. Also he had only one shoe.

You've evidently lost a shoe, son.”

No, man” came the reply. “I FOUND one!'

Even IF it is evident to me,
that does not make it true...

inspired by Anthony De Mello

...and now,
A SHORT POEM OF LOVE

Remember when you
had only one shoe

and I had but one love
...myself?

Recall that moment,
that first comment?

It was then that I lent
...myself!

Love and me
became
one in thee.

However
the wind blow,
forever
shall us know

Blessed Eternity
Live happily
Forever
We

--steveroni

my old shoe
--by mebob-d3ktk18
in DeviantArt

33 comments:

  1. we is certainly the place to be...and its all about perspective on the shoe you know...and love too...wonderful love poem man..

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  2. This one might be my favorite. I really love this poem :-)

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  3. Oh my gosh, I love this one for sure!

    Lost and now found! :)

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  4. Happily we ! and the shoe is great-

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  5. I understand.

    But I cannot understand how to walk with only one shoe.

    I shall not be happy.

    But I love the picture.

    In which I can see many stories.

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  6. They say that you can see the glass half empty or half full :) all about the vision ...love it!

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  7. what a creative and tender love poem steve...yep...it's all about the right perspective...

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  8. ... Lovely loving love poem peep...
    So very sweet indeed

    hugs

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  9. yes- a very *lovely* love poem :)

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  10. "Love and me became one in thee." This mixed with the whole concept of "we" makes a lot of sense. Some people help us understand ourselves, and those are the ones we should build our foundation upon. I like this one a lot.

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  11. This is a life lesson that none of us can be reminded of too often. Our perception is not always reality.

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  12. PS: Sorry, I wanted to tell you that Strawberry is in northern Arizona about 20 miles from Payson. It was a wonderful weekend!

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  13. perspective really is everything...and in the end, love is all that matters.

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  14. Lovely work. And I love the photo too.

    {ami}
    http://sundrysumthins.wordpress.com/

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  15. I love WE ....

    Love this poem ... perspective definitely brings out new things!

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  16. These are great. The scene on the bus is a great character sketch for both these people. The person with the one shoe, wow, what a great attitude to have, no I found one. Half empty/half full ideal wonderfully poeticized. And the poem you follow with is equally an excellent work itself. Great reads. thanks

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  17. haha all about how we percieve indeed. What is lost can be found.

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  18. MAGPIE--I'll put you on my calendar for May 24 2013. BUT 'SEE' YOU BEFORE THAT...OK?

    ROBERT GIBSON
    Hey man, I cannot find your blog, and don't know w thing about Google Circle--afraid to join another doggone Google app. Help out here? I'd like to reciprocate with comments to your writings...
    PEACE!
    Steve

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  19. Steve, I love the "we" in this poem. Only one shoe - only one love (myself?). It's about completion. Not completing yourself with the other person, but finding completion in your shared love. And may the other shoe now drop! amy
    http://sharplittlepencil.com/2012/05/29/singing-standards-dverse-with-song/

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  20. Good morning Steve E.
    Nice to meet you.

    Your comment and then your poem made me take my eye of the chessgame being played in Moscow at the minute.
    That is a compliment, even though you proably don't realize it :-)

    I would have said: what good is one shoe to me?
    Stupid, I know. Maybe I'll learn that I can always hop along or wait for the other one :-)
    This was different too and happy and fun. Not enough happy in the poems these days. I would love to see a a happy poetry hour/evening/day.

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  21. Good grief, I take my eye off the ball for a minute and Gelfand messes it up. See what you made me do?
    Your fault he loses the WCC now :-).

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  22. The conversation is great food for thought and reminds me that what we see is only a small piece of the total reality of a thing.

    I also very much enjoyed the poem.

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  23. A lovely love poem indeed!

    Anna :o]

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  24. Lovely offering. I like how you went into the poem with that story. Nice work.

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  25. Blessed Eternity
    Live happily
    Forever
    We

    ...great...

    yeah, I see that too ...
    from I to YOU to WE...

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