“The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are absurd - The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are impossible; nostalgia for what never was; the desire for what could have been; regret over not being someone else; dissatisfaction with the world’s existence. All these half-tones of the soul’s consciousness create in us a painful landscape, an eternal sunset of what we are.”
― Fernando Pessoa
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oh the heartbreak ... Ken Simms is also an artist and blends his brushes into his poetry and stories .. i love it ..your use of color and emotions and scenes are full and vivid ... your protagonist is a sad sack all right ...most have had those times ..mine are so long ago they have a very dimmed importance for me ..but the most fiery can be resurrected with only the smallest effort .. damn it! ;)
E.
ps. well done poem owl .. very worthy in my opinion
Posted 7 Years Ago
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
7 Years Ago
Your words are so appreciated, and Ken is remarkable! Grateful that your darker hues are distant and.. read moreYour words are so appreciated, and Ken is remarkable! Grateful that your darker hues are distant and dimmed for you. Perhaps I cut my wounds too often to awaken their deep colors.
7 Years Ago
yeh...we do tend to do that ... we need it sometimes in the process of grieving ..but i think a limi.. read moreyeh...we do tend to do that ... we need it sometimes in the process of grieving ..but i think a limit can be reached ..and the purity of a painful experience begins to corrupt :( love and joy my friend owl ... :)
each stroke of the brush tells a story as you eloquently stated here, and in each beautiful color an emotion. Sometimes stepping back to write or paint lets us see things clearer, even if it is painful. there is even beauty in pain. That is what I see here. Your romantic tender heart shines through the honesty. I love getting lost in your magic, even now as I want to reach out and hug you. the quote is so fitting and true. funny how that works sometimes.. makes me wanna change the wavelength of my soul so it can create some sunshine :)
Posted 7 Years Ago
7 Years Ago
Ah, dear friend, you always create sunshine wherever you go. I hope you know this. Thank you for let.. read moreAh, dear friend, you always create sunshine wherever you go. I hope you know this. Thank you for letting it shine on my page here. Yes, perhaps I've found in life that pain can create the most beautiful colors of all, for they take on hues from the deepest parts of us. Here's to your new week and lots of sunshine. :)
thank you... I'm learning to try and twinkle like a star, not sure it will ever shine like the sun, .. read morethank you... I'm learning to try and twinkle like a star, not sure it will ever shine like the sun, but who knows.. your work always creates beautiful imagery and emotion, so I guess you have
7 Years Ago
I believe the sun is overrated. We need starlight so the nights don't seem quite so dark, so twinkle.. read moreI believe the sun is overrated. We need starlight so the nights don't seem quite so dark, so twinkle on. :)
7 Years Ago
haha, now that right there made me giggle and smile from inside out. thank you.
oh the heartbreak ... Ken Simms is also an artist and blends his brushes into his poetry and stories .. i love it ..your use of color and emotions and scenes are full and vivid ... your protagonist is a sad sack all right ...most have had those times ..mine are so long ago they have a very dimmed importance for me ..but the most fiery can be resurrected with only the smallest effort .. damn it! ;)
E.
ps. well done poem owl .. very worthy in my opinion
Posted 7 Years Ago
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
7 Years Ago
Your words are so appreciated, and Ken is remarkable! Grateful that your darker hues are distant and.. read moreYour words are so appreciated, and Ken is remarkable! Grateful that your darker hues are distant and dimmed for you. Perhaps I cut my wounds too often to awaken their deep colors.
7 Years Ago
yeh...we do tend to do that ... we need it sometimes in the process of grieving ..but i think a limi.. read moreyeh...we do tend to do that ... we need it sometimes in the process of grieving ..but i think a limit can be reached ..and the purity of a painful experience begins to corrupt :( love and joy my friend owl ... :)
2024 is here... May we make it so much more heaven than hell... Wishing all peace on earth... Together, maybe we go the distance...
The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one;
Yet t.. more..