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[See also  Poet's Dilemma & Imperative 11/08/2012
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== A Poem By <u>[[Gerald Alan Ney]]</u> ==
          and Caedmon's Choice 06/25/2015]
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'''Task & Purpose''' 10/26/2018<Br>
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(See also '''[[Poet's Dilemma & Imperative]]'''<Br>
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and '''[[Caedmon's Choice]]''')<Br>
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<Br>
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I see the mountains,<Br>
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I see the sea,<Br>
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And sometimes<Br>
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Both together.<Br>
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~<Br>
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I've heard their voices<Br>
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and sung their songs;<Br>
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Noted their signs inscribed<Br>
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On Gaia's fluid face.<Br>
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~<Br>
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I could tell you<Br>
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What I was gifted,<Br>
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What I received<Br>
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Into my mind and heart,<Br>
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Soul and spirit.<Br>
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~<Br>
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But as our ears<Br>
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Are different,<Br>
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Unique;<Br>
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What you hear<Br>
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Will be measured, weighed,<Br>
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Sifted, filtered,<Br>
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By what you are.<Br>
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~<Br>
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And yet,<Br>
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Again the words<Br>
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Insistently call<Br>
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For impression to expression.<Br>
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~<Br>
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As they once did<Br>
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To Caedmon<Br>
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Of the dream song:<Br>
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"Sing me a song."<Br>
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~<Br>
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So I put voice to ink,<Br>
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and color to letters,<Br>
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A novice's crayola scrawls,<Br>
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And pray to strike and stroke<Br>
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A plangent chord<Br>
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To resonate<Br>
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On expectant strings<Br>
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Of someone's inner harp.<Br>
  
I see the mountains,
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--<Br>
I see the sea,
 
And sometimes
 
Both together.
 
~
 
I've heard their voices
 
and sung their songs;
 
Noted their signs inscribed
 
On Gaia's fluid face.
 
~
 
I could tell you
 
What I was gifted,
 
What I received
 
Into my mind and heart,
 
Soul and spirit.
 
~
 
But as our ears
 
Are different,
 
Unique;
 
What you hear
 
Will be measured, weighed,
 
Sifted, filtered,
 
By what you are.
 
~
 
And yet,
 
Again the words
 
  
Insistently call
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**[[Gerald Alan Ney]]
For impression to expression.
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[[Category:Is-Poem]][[Category:By-Gerald_Alan_Ney]]
~
 
As they once did
 
To Caedmon
 
Of the dream song:
 
"Sing me a song."
 
~
 
So I put voice to ink,
 
and color to letters,
 
A novice's crayola scrawls,
 
And pray to strike and stroke
 
A plangent chord
 
To resonate
 
On expectant strings
 
Of someone's inner harp.
 
 
 
--
 
 
 
Gerald Alan Ney
 

Latest revision as of 13:54, 8 December 2019

A Poem By Gerald Alan Ney

Task & Purpose 10/26/2018
(See also Poet's Dilemma & Imperative
and Caedmon's Choice)

I see the mountains,
I see the sea,
And sometimes
Both together.
~
I've heard their voices
and sung their songs;
Noted their signs inscribed
On Gaia's fluid face.
~
I could tell you
What I was gifted,
What I received
Into my mind and heart,
Soul and spirit.
~
But as our ears
Are different,
Unique;
What you hear
Will be measured, weighed,
Sifted, filtered,
By what you are.
~
And yet,
Again the words
Insistently call
For impression to expression.
~
As they once did
To Caedmon
Of the dream song:
"Sing me a song."
~
So I put voice to ink,
and color to letters,
A novice's crayola scrawls,
And pray to strike and stroke
A plangent chord
To resonate
On expectant strings
Of someone's inner harp.

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