Saturday, January 25, 2020

Searching for Love in All the Wrong Places

Linking with the Sunday Muse for Muse # 92
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The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of. ~Blaise Pascal


I had a dream love was a door to a beautiful world
And my heart was a bird that could not fly
Through a portal where true love stretched out for miles
But my wings were cut and tied
I was thirsty for belonging
Like children and flowers in rows
For the green of leaves on branches
Longing for a love that grows
In that dream I was lost in a desert
And my throat was too dry to sing aloud
I searched and searched for my voice
Hoping love would make a sound
That world was parched and empty
And I could not find the strength to depart
Until I searched inward to the deepest part of  me
And found this oasis lingered within the open heart.




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17 comments:

  1. indybevJanuary 25, 2020 at 3:13 PM

    So beautiful. I love the soothing rhyming and the final line!

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  2. Sherry Blue SkyJanuary 25, 2020 at 8:06 PM

    Oh, this is gorgeous! Yes, love is the open heart.

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  3. TruedessaJanuary 25, 2020 at 8:24 PM

    In search of the oasis of the heart and then finding you have always held love within, that thirst keeps one going for it needs to be quenched.

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  4. Sumana RoyJanuary 26, 2020 at 1:42 AM

    It's so important and wonderful to find that oasis, that sanctuary within. So much strength and power is hidden in us. Beautiful, Carrie.

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  5. C. SandlinJanuary 26, 2020 at 5:48 AM

    Lovely and sad and hopeful.

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  6. hedgewitchJanuary 26, 2020 at 6:31 AM

    Knowing the heart-our own or that of another- is a lifelong task, one where we often fumble and fail, until we learn to accept its reasons and logic, and find somewhere that refuge your poem describes. A lovely response to the picture.

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  7. R's RueJanuary 26, 2020 at 7:40 AM

    This speaks to me. Love.

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  8. Vivian ZemsJanuary 26, 2020 at 8:18 AM


    All that’s beautiful-is nestled within us. A lovely poem 😊

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  9. FireblossomJanuary 26, 2020 at 12:04 PM

    That is one of my favorite quotes. And yeah, the true journey takes place within.

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  10. brudbergJanuary 26, 2020 at 12:37 PM

    To find it within is maybe what's needed to find it for real as well.

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  11. SusanJanuary 26, 2020 at 4:58 PM

    Such a nightmare it can be until we look within. You've used some powerful images, but the very last line is my favorite "this oasis lingered within the open heart. "

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  12. Susie ClevengerJanuary 27, 2020 at 2:35 PM

    To find the love within is the strength we all need. So often we look through the window, over the fence thinking love grows greener there. Bless your open heart...such a beautiful poem

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  13. purplepeninportland.comJanuary 29, 2020 at 7:16 AM

    Incredibly beautiful poem. I love the image of a oasis Lingering in an open heart.

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  14. JimJanuary 30, 2020 at 3:20 AM

    Hi Carrie, this was so sad a read until an answer was found. The line, "my wings were cut and tied," was so strong and hurting. Written perfectly for me, poignant and showing deep feelings of sadness. Until.
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    1. JimJanuary 30, 2020 at 3:26 AM

      I will change my credits over to you. Thank you for hosting. BTW, we live in the Houston area, Katy-Fulshear. Five years now, we moved from Montgomery to be near our daughter and family five years now.
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    2. Carrie Van HornJanuary 31, 2020 at 11:01 AM

      Thanks so much Jim....no worries. That is cool that we live in the same area. It is nice to live by family for sure.

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  15. Carrie Van HornJanuary 31, 2020 at 11:03 AM

    Thank you everyone for all the wonderful comments. I have had one of those weeks, with a couple family members in the hospital, so it has been hard for me to keep up with comments. I hope everyone has a great weekend.

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