The stars above us, govern our conditions.
(Lear 4.3. 33)
Above the house,
The same stars
As when we began;
I once thought them friendly
But now
I’m not sure,
They’re changeless,
Never grow old,
Or so it seems to us.
Perfectly solitary
In the turning night,
As ancient as their light
Shakespeare saw
The same night sky
And it brought to his mind
Cruel Fate
And its designs
On our lives.
Star crossed or blest
His heroes
Put to the test—
Like Lear, taken from his rest
Bound to a wheel
Of fire
Where his own tears
Scald
Like molten lead;
And we feel pity
And gnawing fear
Not for a man in a play
But knowing we are
Vulnerable
And it could be us any day.
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Thank you!
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La vida parece ser un archipiélago, @johnjgeddes. Está hecha de islas que se van formando en nuestro interior y nosotros, cual náufragos sobrevivimos. Las estrellas por momentos nos guían, pero también tienen cierta influencia en nuestro ser. A la deriva, buscamos en ellas razones y respuestas. Ellas tan luminosas e inalcanzables, nos hace ver imposibles y jamases. Hay personas que nacen con buena estrella; otros, en el camino se les apaga. Es martes y ya es mayo. Un abrazo
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Sí, Nancy, me siento emparentado con estrellas abandonadas y sueños naufragados :)
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Shakespeare did seem to place a lot of faith in the stars or fate. Perhaps it is all programmed patterning and the stars are as bound to it as any king or fickle man.
A-one writing, John:)
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that's an interesting take on Fortune - communal helplessness :) Thanks Pryde
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I did not mean to imply helplessness. Certainly there is help:)
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What a gentle and true reminder that we are but a breath.
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so true...and the reason for tragedy to show the fall of princes but also to show it could happen to us
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Amen
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As always my friend, beautifully written and composed.
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thank you :)
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That was really deep, I liked that. You've earned a new follower! Hope to see a lot more of your stuff in the future!
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Thank you!
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i love poetry,,, you poetry is best nice post @yousafharoonkhan
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Those last two stanzas cut straight to the heart of the matter. Vulnerability on two counts - physically, in the vastness of the cosmos, and emotionally, in personal relationships. Another expressive piece, and well turned with regards to the rhythm!
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