The ninth life

Maithri · Post by **Maithri** » August 1, 2008, 6:33 am

Here I am,

Feet barely
planted
on this
half-lit shore.

Quietly nursing
yesterdays
wounds.

In these brown hands
a cardboard box of
painted dreams
that never
opened their wings...

Pluripotent seeds
left unnurtured.

As the wind steals
a tear
from my eye

A
Silent requiem
for what might
have been,

I turn to leave...

When suddenly
just
beyond
the velvet veil of
my own self pity

I glimpse
a smile of ocean
laughing
before me

Wild and deep
Sensuous and sacred

It seems to say...

"Child of the mystery,
This is your ninth life.

This open moment,
gleaming with silver promise,
burning with amber hope,

Will never come again.

Take the quivering hand i give you

Green with life,
Naked with possibility

And dance with me

In the shadow
of the shadow

To the ache within
the ache

Where soft forgiveness
waits to kiss your
tired face

And fragrant love
opens her
petalled heart
to the eyes
of the evening

Leave your past,
and your tears on
the altar of yesterday,

And walk with me

Into
the infinite arms
of
Now.

Copyright - Maithri Goonetilleke 2008

brooke · Post by **brooke** » August 1, 2008, 10:26 am

Maithri-

this speaks to the heart,

gentle pleasant words,

a truly brilliant sound

Brooke

fredcowie · Post by **fredcowie** » August 1, 2008, 11:20 am

Damn, that is a great piece of writing.....and a nice visible flow of words also...........Viktor Frankl lost everything in the concentration camps....all of his loved ones..........yet never lost his will to live and to tell others how he did it so they too could survive, persevere and endure the crucible that is life.........you too are a guiding light, thanks, Fred

ladybird · Post by **ladybird** » August 1, 2008, 3:30 pm

Dearest (((((Maithri))))),

A truly beautiful gem!!!

Mega thanx for sharing this outpouring from your soul!!!

...you have a gift at creating the most brilliant imagery with your writing and it leaves one spellbound!!!

love from a blissed
ladybird

Morning Bear · Post by **Morning Bear** » August 2, 2008, 8:35 am

Yes Maithri,
life is always worth the effort of going forward into and experiencing all of it that we are able to.
A very nice work of poetic expression.
Thank you,

Zane

Mammy · Post by **Mammy** » August 3, 2008, 7:04 am

Spellbound - that's the word I was looking for!

(Thanks Ladybird)

You never cease to amaze me Maithri

Mammy xxx

Luckintheshadows · Post by **Luckintheshadows** » August 4, 2008, 10:17 am

*sighs blissfully* what an utterly divine creation. Your words paint such beautiful images into my mind. This poem should be in a book, on the very first page... *standing ovation* Thank you so much for sharing this superb piece of poetry - it really speaks to a persons soul.

Blessings,

Luck.

Hollyberry · Post by **Hollyberry** » August 4, 2008, 2:07 pm

Maithri,

Thank you dearest soul for this!!! This is the best expression of hope and forgiveness for all our shortcomings. I love this and will treasure this as I do all your poems.

So, when are you going to be published??????

Much love,

Holly

Lion~* · Post by Lion~* » August 5, 2008, 11:17 pm

((((Maithri)))... you are one intensely breathtaking soul! I have no words to convey the intensity of emotion your poem has provoked within me.... thank you ... is no small expression of gratitude for your lovely outpouring.

Love encompassing you friend

revdcb · Post by **revdcb** » August 11, 2008, 10:39 am

great poem, is there some significance in the number nine? revdcb

The ninth life

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