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Poem: "Of Stories, Oft Repeated"

Started by DesertRose, April 09, 2018, 10:18:18 AM

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DesertRose

I found this poem on a social media site called Pillowfort (it's still in beta, but they're trying to combine the best features of Tumblr and LiveJournal at its best, basically), so I asked the poet's permission to share the poem, since I love it and I thought it would resonate with others here as well.

Of Stories, Oft Repeated

I love the hidden echoes

Where the well-worn stories lie

In crooked, brittle pages

Hide the tales that never die



I've walked these woods forever

I know what lies ahead

But I will walk it once again

And love what I have read



I know all of the heroes

And I greet them like old friends

I'll never really leave them

Though I know their story ends



I love the hidden echoes

Where the well-worn stories lie

In crooked, brittle pages

Hide the tales that never die



I've seen the battles that they fight

I know which blows will fall

But never less, I greet them

Every time I hear their call



Each story is a pebble that,

Worn smooth by rivered eye,

Will comfort me forever

With no worries as to why



I love the hidden echoes

Where the well-worn stories lie

In crooked, brittle pages

Hide the tales that never die

(Link to the poet's page on the site, per poet's request https://pillowfort.io/qwertynerd97 )
"If having a soul means being able to feel love, loyalty, and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans."

James Herriot (James Alfred "Alfie" Wight), when a human client asked him if animals have souls.  (I don't remember in which book the story originally appeared.)

Laurna

That is perfect, thank you for sharing DR.
May your horses have wings and fly!

revanne

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
(Psalm 46 v1)

Jerusha

Thank you for sharing, DR.  It strikes a very responsive chord.
From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggity beasties and things that go bump in the night...good Lord deliver us!

 -- Old English Litany

DerynifanK

I just found this and I loved it. So true. Like my favorite  stories that I have read over so many times I can practically  recite them but I still  enjoy them each time I read them. I find them very comforting.
"Thanks be to God there are still, as there always have been and always will be, more good men than evil in this world, and their cause will prevail." Brother Cadfael's Penance