By Gert
Knop—Germany, Jack Horne—England
and Inge
Wesdijk (Daginne Aignend)—The Netherlands
The beautiful world
is small,
only a grain of sand
on a vast beach of loneliness.
At the horizon
of our dreams
shine splendid stars,
but
sadly
they
are
unreachable far
Still, we believe
we can touch those
stars.
Each soul strives
to reach
them,
yet few will ever come close.
Though dreams can carry us
ever higher,
into the impossible realm,
the place where
anything can happen
Bright, black and white,
flows into darker dreams ...
A sudden scintillation
of glistering candles, reflecting
minuscule kaleidoscopic
minuscule kaleidoscopic
rainbow droplets, revives
the spirit while asleep.
Awakes the mind
in a new morning
of light
Lovely poem. Carry on.
ReplyDeleteWonderful words beautifully crafted
ReplyDeleteGreat stated truth Jack & Gert
ReplyDeleteThanks, Partha, Annie & Yancy. It was a joy writing with Jack and Gert. We inspire one another. Glad you appreciate our co-work.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Inge
Creative work. Emotive and expressive. We all need hope to give us a reason for living. Sara
ReplyDeleteVery evocative poem. You write beautifully together, a real flow.
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Thanks, Sara and Jo. Your comments are highly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Inge
Thanks to everyone for the lovely comments, & thanks to Gert & Inge for writing with me - great fun, as always
ReplyDeleteDreams, hope and faith form a huge chunk of our lives. Thank you for this lovely triple collaboration. Regards // paul
ReplyDeleteReally nice. You were all of the same mindset so it flowed seamlessly.
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Gert, Jack and Inge,
ReplyDeleteGreat poem. It would be interesting to find out who wrote which lines of the poem.
Your friend,
David Fox
I'm with David here. It's fun to speculate about who wrote what on this one. Love it. You're all great separately and terrific together. Thanks for this one!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy about the positive response of our co-write. Yes, we inspire each other and the most important, it's FUN to do.
ReplyDeleteAnd David and Barbara, the answer to your question is: Gert-Jack-Inge
Gert, Jack and Inge, I quite enjoyed the your seamless co-write, and how can affect us. You three reached for the stars and caught Great work!
ReplyDeleteSincerly, Charlene
Aw Charlene, I'm honored by your words.
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What a delightful collaboration, Gert, Jack, and Inge. I enjoyed your work. Thank you for sharing it. Continued blessings to you all!
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(www.creativeinspirationspp.blogspot.com)
I like the idea of light which is conveyed through these beautiful words!
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ReplyDeleteI wrote a comment, but realised it wasn't what I wanted to say. Originally I wrote "plaintive and beautiful", but plaintive isn't the right word. This poem is gentle, slightly sad in part but gives a rising hope at the end. It plays the reader's heart like a musical instrument. That still isn't exactly what I want to say, but please keep doing what you're doing.
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