Questions (For My Friend, Margie/BarleyGirl)

they say there is a tragedy,
in everyone, in being alone,
in being with someone, unsaid,
hesitant and not brave enough,
to question the universe,
also on its own, alone with stars,
the moon alone with the world,
there is a truth in all these,
barely whispered, more unspoken
in a thousand years, and another
before the first thousand counts,
i have found the grace in this wreck
not the answer, there is none,
the world doesn't speak at all,
it only spins and spins, blind
i walk up to you, to tell you,
not to find the answer up the clouds,
the question is between our eyes,
there is no final answer, no death,
if you seek it alone,
with your whole heart

Reviews

[redzone]

yes, we can know many things, answer many questions and then find there are more questions to answer... such is the nature of matter in motion in it's changingness... and these answers reside in us exploring and experimenting and using the scientific methods our mind is capable of mastering... digging deeper into the reality of the world around us...

I like your poem, and these were some of the things that came to mind as I read..

redzone

[barleygirl]

I love your review, redzone. The "free association" style really does reveal so much about the ways a poem conjures up random ideas & thoughts & feelings. It's priceless feedback for a writer.

[highonwords]

hi redzone - let me thank you for reading the poem and commenting on it - thank you, my friend :) i found your review very right to the point - like a translation of the poem itself to a lean summary - that almost says it all in a stranger's viewpoint - i wrote it for my friend, margie/barleygirl - so this poem holds more personal meaning than what can be read by a stranger's eye - but i like and appreciate it very much that you dug deep into the poem and your review is very much helpful and appreciated - thank you so much for the wonderful comment and lovely visit :)

regards,
steph

[redzone]

Hi Stephen and Margie... you are right about not getting more the deeper meaning, especially when it was more a personal poem to your friend... and would have to know you both much better to understand it... as I read, I found a philosophical tone that appealed to me and enticed a comment of where I went with it..

One of the things about poetry is the different places people go or understand what has been written.. it is exciting if where people go with the poem isn't too far off the mark.. we do after all want to be understood.. ;0)

I guess what I am trying to say is that I really enjoyed your poem and it compelled me to speak... in this I hope you forgive my missing the mark..

[highonwords]

oh no, redzone, your review isn't far off the mark at all - i am just saying, i was inspired to write those poem, because of my friendship with margie - and by the way, i am a girl - it's stephanie, my friend, not stephen (chuckles) - thank you, dear friend, for being polite and understanding - i appreciate it very much :) please call me stephanie or steph hehehehehe - by the way, my friend, what is your name, if i may ask :)

best,
steph

[redzone]

Sorry, my word check didn't want to do Steph.. lol it's a kindle and male... lol need I say more??!! ;0) I have given it a sharp reprimand so it won't happen again..

[redzone]

Oh and it is Curt

[redzone]

Nice meeting you Steph and Margie

[highonwords]

thank you, curt, for the review and comment (smiles) - nice meeting you, too, curt :)

my best,
steph

[barleygirl]

First, thank you very much for taking the time to apply your excellent poetic talent to capture impressions you may (or may not have) gained thru our daily discussions. I most like the final answer, which is "no final answer" . . . we can only keep unfolding ourselves in front of each other, with all our idiosyncrasies & tragedies & brilliant spots as well. I also love the natural references (world spins & spins . . . answer not in the clouds) . . . very thought-provoking. Your friendship is precious to me.

[highonwords]

thank you , margie, for the insightful comment and lovely visit :) you are right, we can never really get to know that end-all/be-all of a person - there will always be a mystery in each and every one of us - let me also tell you that i appreciate your friendship very much :)

smile,
steph

[V]

All these unanswered questions that will maybe stay like this forever. Beautiful write as always :)

[highonwords]

thank you so much, vanessa, for your wonderful comment and lovely visit :) much appreciated, my friend :)

regards,
steph