Questions

Is the duality of nature the cornerstone of our own conscience?

Granddaughter Payton and I pondering the truths of the universe.

Often I ponder the question

can one think too much for ones good

Until it becomes an obsession

on wondering if a man should

Why do I query my own mind

as sadly I prove myself right

The two halves becoming entwined

in tauntings that cause them to fight

Is this my own duality

with the conscience I hold so dear

Or do I taste mortality

with it's old friend mighty fear

I find myself set in my ways

unlike those nights back in my youth

When I was such a fire ablaze

who never questioned life or truth

Author's Note

The heights and depths of a poets life are filled with joys beyond compare and depths of despair. However I wouldn't trade that for a life of dull monotony.
One thing for sure we know Love. We know pain. They are two sides of the same coin. However they are the way we balance life leaping from one trial into another. We love with all our being and when disappointed we cry from the depths of the Heart.

Often I find my own mind is at odds with itself and I wonder if this is the duality of nature or the cornerstone of our own conscience?
I look at my granddaughter and all I see is absolutes.

Reviews

[Susan 🦋]

LOL where have you been my entire life!...words to fill the Spirit and question the soul!...ahhh choices and the on- going battle within..( that coming from an over-thinker myself) BUT, look at that child! There it is...perfection with endless possibilities.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Susan I dont know I suppose i was so busy racing horses that i didnt have time to put any of my ideas on paper till I was 47.

[Susan 🦋]

I know what you mean..lol I started writing a year ago.

[Tate Morgan]

Well I am now 58 I started writing at 47 and have published three books so far. Until then I was simply too busy living to write. But a divorce sparked the idea and hence the creations

[Miss Sharon]

You have written the thoughts, heart and spirit of so many who choose to communicate with verse. And you've done it very well with captivating allure! I look forward to reading more of your poetry. ~Sharon

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Sharon. So nice to meet another who appreciates the simple truths of life. I am a simple man who writes in metered rhyme the truths as i see them.

[R Smith]

great work Tate, the battle does indeed rage within us as one opinion is corrected by the other but I hope in time the false option gives way to the true light of mind, thanks for something to ponder my friend :)

[Tate Morgan]

Hi Richard thank you. Yes it is so often the case that we cannot find peace in our own minds. I often find the simplest answer is also the truth.

[LauraraMonique]

Your writing takes you away into another reality. I love your style. thank you so much for sharing.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Laura I suppose that is intentional on my part.I like things to feel somewhat other worldly

[LadyNaida]

Life is a mystery and some of our questions are answered as we go some we just never get. Enjoyed my read!

[Tate Morgan]

Hi Nadia thank you dear. I will always just ponder the realities of life

[LadyNaida]

Yes you do, that's what makes your writing so beautiful and at times intriguing.

[Tate Morgan]

smiles to you

[Ashley Lytle]

Your writing always has a great flow which I honestly really enjoy. This poem creates a question in ones mind that leaves them thinking for a while after. I truly enjoyed getting to read this. Keep up the fantastic work!

[Tate Morgan]

Ashley I am glad you like it .I thank you for reading it I hope it spoke to you

[Ashley Lytle]

You're welcome

[ashweejune]

The way you write, makes me forget everything that is happening in life. Wow, gorgeous writing (:

[Tate Morgan]

That is the sweetest thing I have heard in years. Thank you from a humble heart.

[Michael G. Smith]

You a master a bringing the averge man's thoughts to words. Minor infraction on line two with "to" to "too".

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Michael and you are so right about line two." Repaired " As to the thought it has often haunted me whenever I am making up my own mind I have to contend with which side is the right and which wrong.

[-Scribe in Style-]

Very touching. I love the fluency and flow of rhyme this piece has. Exactly hits the spot.
Thanks for sharing! It has given me something to ponder over tonight.
A

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you I never know whether a piece will be taken on face value or not

[ASPAR (A Sol Poet Arnay..]

I rather like this flowing piece, capturing & thoughtful display of the ever wondering mind. Thank you for sharing :)

[Tate Morgan]

Arnay I dont hink we have met ai thank tyout

[ASPAR (A Sol Poet Arnay Rumens)]

You are most welcome.. I believe we have not done so :) Greetings to you!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

we get older and wiser and we question....that other half (the doubt) shows up later in life with all the experience we gain...and then each decision seems so much harder to make.

[Tate Morgan]

Which ever way the wind blows I shall have to follow an hope i can withstand it thanks