Lily of the Valley

He wanted to be able to write of the darker things
that danced inside his soul, I wanted to write
about the love and light in mine,
to have the freedom to express ourselves
without fear, prejudice, and judgement

to speak of love or darkness.

we handed each other our wings and cried
for the shadow they cast, and gasped when it
covered the land in darkness and then lamented
how much I missed the sunlight in the valley of
the Lillis.

But there are two sides to every moon,
 and a dark base and a white peak
to every mountain that must be climbed.

...and I will always smile to think of its
measure and the pleasure it gave me to call
him my friend.

...somethings are never lost, only hiding
amongst the clouds

...and freedom always comes with cost.

Reviews

[MOON]

Beautifully conveyed , the light and dark , poignant loss. Lovely!

[Corset]

Thank you so much Moon, be well.

[Ken Simm.]

This reads like mist but with substantial thoughts and phrasing. It seems to comb through words and letters to find an inner meaning. This beautiful write about a friend.

[Corset]

Thank you Ken , I very much appreciate your kind review.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

WOW! You have painted the light and dark so beautifully here... your canvas has layers of emotional longing, and sacred love... I say this with the utmost fascination for what has cost you both...

This is breathtaking art, Corset!~xoxo~

[Corset]

Thank you sweetheart.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

It's always pleasure to read you.~xoxo~:)

[writing mojo]

I like this truthful ode to your friend, thou some metaphysics might label that friend an energy vampire, I am on the dark side of this, and I have the bite marks to prove it..great piece

[Corset]

I'm glad you liked it WM Thanks so much for stopping by :)

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

they sometimes say in order to be free you must let go of everything...I don't think that is true...I think you just have to come to terms with everything...even loss (in whatever way it presents itself). I am loving your soft spoken nature of this peace...makes me full with serenity:)

[Corset]

I think you are right Queenie :)

[Pax]

"freedom always comes with cost"

~ I am so familiar with those for I am living it, often times freedom cost very high...
~ there is always two sides of a coin, the balance of all things...
~ to appreciate the brightness of the light, one must know the dark
~ to speak for both means you'll know how to balance things in your life...

amazing work dear friend...

[Corset]

Thanks for visiting Paxie! Good to see you.

[asdarkeyesclose]

i found this very lovely, the opposites of light and dark, love and hate, i think as writers we do tend to veer in one direction or another. i loved the opening to this and the second stanza ' we handed each other our wings and cried for the shadow they cast,' is truly brilliant. one of my favourites by you, i just loved the flow and the layering. fantastic.

[Corset]

Thank you G.O.D. would love to trade talents with you though, lol. I think I have favorited evey single one of your poems!

[h d e rushin]

Right above the Goddess Odyne's heart, Odyne being the mythological Goddess of pain, is a tatoo
of a human heart to signify her link to human agony.

I love poetry. If I never told you this, let me tell you today. I love poetry. It is so different to
come to all these substantial resolutions and all the while express weariness and sadness
or sometimes a cry of encouragement.

But almost always, good endings.
nicely written,
dana

[Corset]

Then she is a Goddess I will have to learn more about :) Thank you Dana, your reviews always teach me something useful and wonderful. :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this a beautiful piece...opposites attract, we can't have light without darkness, joy without pain..

did you mean "to think of its measure"?

and i love the stanza..."somethings are never lost, only hiding"

is it because they want to? or have to?

yes, freedom does come with cost...are we willing to pay it?

insightful write.

[Corset]

(I did Jacob thank you!) want to or have to is there really any difference when someone is dealt a hand they don't want to play? I once told someone that I would be anything they needed me to be, and I am, but I also have to be true to me at the same time, I'm still that person, I'm just over here being that person. Though, at first, it hurt too much to be reasonable.

[Sami Khalil]

In my library. Soooo beautiful and well spoken. Wisdom at its peak...:)...........

[Corset]

Sami, you honor me :) Thank you!

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...Any time...:).........