Free to Soar

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    You are free to live your life as you choose. No matter the choices you make or the paths you follw, your life is your own canvas to fill. Let the picture left behind shine brilliant with the colour of a life well lived.

    Free to Soar

    Cast off the jesses of self doubt,

    Dream of golden days,

    Hope for freedom

    And set yourself free to soar.

     

    Allow no man to set the mark

    By which your life to span

    Defy the limits, outreach the sky,

    Do not be afraid to live or to die.

     

    Aspire to stand atop the mountains,

    A silhouette of greatness,

    Arms outreached in salutation,

    Of an impossible fate mapped.

     

    You are your own constraint,

    The ropes about your mind,

    You can rescue your own want,

    Your own need to find,

     

    That perfect place,

    The unwritten oracles of bliss,

    You have the power to choose,

    The path your years will take.

     

    Hold fast to the ship,

    Ride the river hard,

    Face the storms with pride

    And smile into the warm sun.

     

    You are your own tool to craft,

    The best house you can,

    The happiest existence,

    Possible for man.

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    ginga commented on Free to Soar

    10-24-2010

    Narrator, Your voice gives great advice on life and positivity abounds! ty ginga
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    Narrator

    11/01/2010

    Thank you so much for taking the time to read and review! You are too kind! Narrator.

    cousinsoren commented on Free to Soar

    10-22-2010

    I love when a person knows precisely what he or she is about. You have out-classed Rudyard Kipling's "If" .......LOL. Of course, this is a more pleasant poem to read, and just as powerful. Your quatrains are perfect, Your metaphors are very appropriate and effective, a feature with which it is ..easy to identify oneself . A very mature outlook is expressed, in perfect poetry from one so young. My rating for unified and logical development of theme, diction, punch-line and effective conclusive or clinching stanza, as well as flawless rhythm,and strong appeal is 10+ Reply to Comment
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    Narrator

    10/22/2010

    Thank you so much! Truly I could not have expected such praise! I would not dream of ever aspiring to stand anywhere near the greats of poetry, for we are all but students attempting to learn that most difficult of tasks, diction which captures the emotions of a moment. There must always be room for improvement. I am none the less though, absolutely speechless at recieving such a reception, so thank you a thousand times overl. We should all strive to know ourselves :). Narrator.

    cousinsoren commented on Free to Soar

    10-22-2010

    I love when a person knows precisely what he or she is about. You have out-classed Rudyard Kipling's "If" .......LOL. Your quatrains are perfect, Your metaphors are very appropriate and effective with which it is ..easy to identify oneself . A very mature outlook is expresses, in perfect poetry from one so young. My rating for unified and logical development of theme, diction, punch-line and effective conclusive or clinching stanza, as well as flawless rhythm,and strong appeal is 10+
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    ApaqRasgirl commented on Free to Soar

    10-22-2010

    that was wonderful my dear, a very sensual soft mystical way to describe how we choose the paths of our life...very deep and well said.......thanks for the wonderful read........love asha
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    Narrator

    10/22/2010

    Thank you Asha! I am so grateful you stopped by and commented! I am glad you liked the poem. Those crossroads in our lives often are so very hard to reckon with and you can never truly know which path is the right one to pick. Narrator x

    dahlusion commented on Free to Soar

    10-21-2010

    'You are your own constraint, The ropes about your mind" —this says it all. Brilliant and mystical. Bravo!!
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    Narrator

    10/21/2010

    Thank you for taking the time to read and comment Dah! Truly you are your own limits! Narrator.

    Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

    Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) Greek philosopher.

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