Friday, August 14, 2015

Soul

What is this shadow of the mind?
Echo - Soul.
So there is form and substance?
Echo - No and Yes.
In dual form Soul does reside.
Echo - And more than that.
For Soul can be all things and none?
Echo - Yes.
As searching through to inner Self.
Echo - where all is one.
Shadow cast from reflected Sun.
Echo - where all is one.


Version Two.

What is this shadow of the mind?
Echo - Soul defined.

So there is form and substance?
Echo - No and Yes.

In dual form Soul does reside.
Echo - and more besides.

A searching through to inner Self.
Echo- with all revealed.

Shadow cast from reflected Sun.
Echo - where all is one.






http://dversepoets.com/2015/08/13/meeting-the-bar-echo-verse/#comment-98967

16 comments:

  1. Just a hint.. the echo should rhyme with the last of the preceding line. Like for instance..

    What is this shadow of the mind?
    Echo - Blind....

    I like the dialogue with the echo though.. Great to see you here.

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  2. Thanks for giving the form a try. Thinking of the first line ending in 'mind,' the echo should either be the word 'mind' again or a rhyming word such as 'kind' or 'bind' or 'lined.' And so on.

    I do like the message of your poem. Well thought-out theme!

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    1. Thanks, Mary. I had another go at it. I finally picked that up reading through some other poems on dVerse.

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  3. I love the theme of this poem. Good attempt :)

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  4. Inspiring exploration of the soul.

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  5. i like the search and the answer...nicely done...

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  6. Version II is bang on. love the metaphysical theme too. Nice to meet you, thanks for stopping by my place.

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  7. Ah, I only got to see when you had the two versions. Yes, number two is much closer to the echo theme. It's not that easy to do, is it? I found it quite a challenge. But I like your theme - nothing quite so black and white or straightforward yes or no.

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  8. Version II is spot on, but I do like the Version I and find the echoes interesting, even though there is not the rhyme. Both are excellent poems and the theme is a good one.

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  9. I enjoyed watching the changes you make to fit it more correctly into the echo verse form. Although, I did enjoy BOTH!

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  10. Emotions HeArt Expressing SpiRit miNd Body Balancing soUl
    Goal
    Moving Connecting Creating Soul Grows
    Flow
    Present Just DOing NOW Real
    PILL..:)

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  11. A challenging form and theme...version 2 flowed better, i think. You are brave to share your attempt and progress with us...thanks.

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  12. Though I like your piece - I feel you are violating the rules of the form.

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    1. Abhra, at this point there are more saying that I managed to get it right second time around than agreeing with you so I shall defer to the majority. But thanks for your input.

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