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SOME SHINE FROM THE FIRMAMENT

Posted by kheldar on November 24, 2010 - 12:16
from the ABC set THE INNER CONDITION

Some shine from the firmament
Their station seeming permanent,
Within, without, a stellar glow
Held in awe by we below.

With pen akin to sorcerer's wand
Or QWERTY board that's way beyond
A mere device of lettered keys,
Transforming words to symphonies.

Imagined tales? Life's raw grist?
All imbued with genius twist,
To higher planes mere words are raised
By wordsmiths who are rightly praised.

I exist on a lower tier
I'm no poetic mountaineer,
Not for me to scale such heights
On lesser slopes I set my sights.

At times I'm cowed by greater skill
I falter for a while till
Although not silk I yet perceive
There's room for cloth of lesser weave.

Some shine from the firmament
Their station seeming permanent,
In truth I'll never match their glow
There's ample space for we below.

Copyright DM Pamment 24th November 2010

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Comments

lenchenelf | November 24, 2010 - 12:57

Hallooooo! a friendly wave from my basecamp at this weeks ironing pile :-) Enjoyed reading atb Lena xx

kheldar | November 24, 2010 - 14:17

Thanks for that Lena, I'm glad you enjoyed it.I hope you enjoy the ironing too - if its possible to enjoy ironing.

:--) xx

Bradene | November 24, 2010 - 15:57

Well I think your skills are better than most from the stuff I've read already. Pat yourself on the back, this one is very good. Valx

kheldar | November 24, 2010 - 16:16

Thanks for that Val - I might go as far as "better than some" and with that I'll be happy.

Thanks for reading and for your very kind comment.

:--) xxx

Kahdai | November 24, 2010 - 21:51

Aah this sings to me too kheldar ;)

Within, without, a stellar glow
Held in awe by we below.

With pen akin to sorcerer's wand
Or QWERTY board that's way beyond

fantastic! I may be just learning to write letters clearly, yet prefer the idea of a wand-pen :D really like this one, K

MistakenMagic | November 25, 2010 - 13:17

'With pen akin to sorcerer's wand
Or QWERTY board that's way beyond
A mere device of lettered keys,
Transforming words to symphonies.'

- really love this stanza, David :) Original and wonderful!

Magic xxx

kheldar | November 25, 2010 - 14:12

Dearest kahdai, thanks once again for your supportive comments, I'm glad you enjoyed it but delighted it struck a personal chord with you.

:--) xxx

kheldar | November 25, 2010 - 14:33

Hi Magic and thank you so much

In Tolkien's LOTR, Faramir says to Sam:

"...the praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards."

As Al Pacino (aka John Milton) says in The Devil's Advocate:

"I rest my case."

:--) xxx