One Two Three

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    Life comes and goes. Each soul struggling for meaning.  

    One Two Three

    One word
     One smile
    One simple act of kindness
    Two Hearts
    Two Hands
    Two souls to do God's work
    Three men
    Three women
    Three children soon to follow.

     One heart beat
    One life begun
    One soul in search of meaning
    Two lives
    Two loves
    Two souls joined in harmony
    Three cries
    Three laughs
    Three tears of joy and pain    

    One dream
    One journey
    One goal realized
    Two sets of eyes
    Two visions
    Two works of art created
    Three days
    Three nights
    Three days closer to eternity

    One death
    One soul departing
    One life completed
    Two loved ones cry
    Two friends say goodbye
    Two red roses mark the grave
    Three thousand years pass by
    Three hundred generations come and go
    Three trillion more souls born and returned to dust     

     ©Copyright 2009 Charles H. Gragg

     

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    Tempestlady commented on One Two Three

    10-11-2009

    Was going great, but lost something at the ending....I don't know felt like it just kinda stopped abruptly to me. Maybe just me, loved the symbolism though and the beginning the way it flowed. Write on..... Or maybe was it supposed to ?
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    Hampton

    10/11/2009

    The ending, which consists of three lines, is intended to convey the utter insignificance of life numerically. Poems work for some and for others they don't. Thanks for reading anyway.

    ginga commented on One Two Three

    09-27-2009

    hampton , This is the short version of an epic poem in my interpretation of it. I love the succinct, short and witty lines, the passion emoted and the wonderful way the poem was centered and the visible beauty of the format. Also the last few lines denote time's passing which I like! ginga
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    Hampton

    09/27/2009

    Thank you so much. This poem came in and out of my archives multiple times before I was able to complete it..and I'm still not sure it's done.

    HarverTomsson commented on One Two Three

    09-23-2009

    The worth of life is truely in the little things. Your telescopic vantage letsone scope the infinite as well as the intimate. It is the life principle that needs to be celebrated, otherwise individuals begin to depreciate into nothingness. Good job.
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    Hampton

    09/23/2009

    Thank you Harver. Your comments are always so insightful

    dahlusion commented on One Two Three

    09-23-2009

    This is a work of true poetic art addressing love, life , and death, in your trademark style. I really like the graphic layout of this one.
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    Hampton

    09/23/2009

    It's funny you should mention the graphic layout. The lines toward the end build in length as the poem climaxes. Thanks Dah.

    Gracey commented on One Two Three

    09-23-2009

    wow, powerful ending, This is really well written :)
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    Hampton

    09/23/2009

    Thank you very much. I appreciate your reading and commenting.

    Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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