Why Should I Care?

Why Should I Care?

A Poem by Kathy Van Kurin
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Just as this home made fire pit is cracked from repeated cold and heat but still holds heat and welcoming light of it's blazing fire we hold our own precious lives within; our own living soul's fire.

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Why should I care?

 

Why 


should 


I care?


But I do.

 

Minutes are passing.


  I remain in this body, my living soul’s shell.


Within this human house, a lantern is burning.


 This life, my story book of feeble days- is ageing before my very eyes.


But my soul’s essence is a vibrating inner living fire.


Days within Inner vision- observing past to present,


 Streaming always onward as future becomes real.


Past memories fade, into once shining days of life, once as real as today.


 Life exists- in past, present and future, like a circular ring of memories.


Even within the pain of past regrets over poor choices- stupid mistakes:


What to do?


This shadow’s path, sometimes a mystery does not need to be permanent.


For, it is in  the trip of moments, within minutes that lessons may be gained.


 Moving, always moving; our day’s landscape transforms within process.

 

We change, we grow, we mature; even in the sometimes dark places


 of our own making.

Where are the colors?


 Even darkness holds color


But only the Son’s power


 Brings  sparkles of understanding

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 And every hue’s sense of meaning.

© 2017 Kathy Van Kurin


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We stand , run, climb and fall. All part of progressing and learning our limits.
Your excellent final stanza shows that even adversity can be a source of learning, but the light of optimism is necessary to discern it.
That is why we SHOULD care. otherwise we could miss it.





Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Kathy Van Kurin

7 Years Ago

Norman223,
"That is why we SHOULD care, otherwise we could miss it." Yes! In this life we all.. read more



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Even darkness
holds colour...


Yes


it does.

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Kathy Van Kurin

7 Years Ago

Alan Peter Kelly,
It's good to see you here and nice to have your input on my poem. Thanks so.. read more
You care because you CAN and thereby want to ...not because of a "have to" as defined by another.

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

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Kathy Van Kurin

7 Years Ago

Chris,
You make a good point. My thoughts to bring about a choice to think and then act in a .. read more
'We change, we grow, we mature; even in the sometimes dark places .. .. .. .. of our own making.'

How true is that and how true are the thoughts running bare foot through youR poem. So many hints of how life is, its many doubts , its many pleasures.. some of both we treasure, others from which we learn life lessons.

The colours are surely there, it's just that for some strange reason, our eyes close - perhaps to shut out the too bright light when in fact. we need merely the soft calm of time.

You write with gentle passion, fine phrasing, plus a core of strangely pliable steel. Outer strength, inner grace.

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Kathy Van Kurin

7 Years Ago

emmajoy,
You look for the inner hues of meaning. I like that. You look for what moves you. We.. read more
emmajoy

7 Years Ago

I love visiting your page because when I leave, I feel that bit more than when I arrived! :)
Kathy Van Kurin

7 Years Ago

That is a nice way to think; to look for the tidbits of glimmering hope. Very nice to hear from you... read more
Dear Kathy. I agree.
"But my soul’s essence is a vibrating inner living fire.
Days within Inner vision- observing past to present,"
I like the above lines. Realistic view. I liked and I agree with. I enjoyed the complete poem and thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

Streaming always onward as future becomes real.

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Kathy Van Kurin

7 Years Ago

Coyote,
You are an encouragement. This one was a interesting process to write. It is so very .. read more
Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

It did my friend. I always enjoy your work.

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