In Pursuit Of Freedom Poem by Nellie Isabelle Steward Cooper

In Pursuit Of Freedom



If a mind! ! !

What mind? ? ?

(you may whisper
a curious and plaintive plea)

that mind over there
just beyond the next horizon
of impending doom and despair

as it scuds blissfully thence-from here to there
without torturous-nagging doubt or lurking-calamity
burdened not with hideously frightening-expectation,
nor stricken with insufferable agony unrestrained

or hostage held by any of the
myriad of vicissitudes in being

ever constant-and ever sublimely unpleasant

But instead is graciously permitted
freedom-lavished total and unrestrained
and far too pleasantly abundant

will after a long while or a short bit

likely find itself stranded
and brought to idle-
in a most confining space
a perplexing and quite wearisome place

In Pursuit Of Freedom
Friday, April 3, 2009
Topic(s) of this poem: boats,blank verse
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COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Elaine Oxamendi Vicet 03 April 2009

likely find itself stranded and brought to idle- in a most confining space a perplexing and quite wearisome place Freedom..elusive but first we must be free in spirit and heart and then we can soar..this piece for me resonates in the 'one to a box theory' Much to ponder on here.

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Joseph Poewhit 03 April 2009

Sort of like reaching the bottom of the barrel.

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