douglas Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 don't you forget where you come from a voice told me as i emerged from my silent sanctuary don't you forget! and i turned to gaze at the view behind me through the circle of the Moon Gate blue sky and green perfection hills racing towards the horizon and a trio of ibis crossing silently above and then the visions of those london streets beckoning me roads and lanes and corners that i know so well places where i shall soon stand again faced with a new destiny and yet how far could i wander from my origin how could i possibly escape it when it is around me everywhere i go everywhere i am? Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Seems like you are in an exciting time, Douglas. I like how you balance your positive outlook for the future (which is also somehow your past) with that other part to which you feel connected. I had to look up the IBIS, and I remembered seeing these birds in Florida. Looks like they are tropical -- probably not native to London. I enjoyed this personal glimpse. Thank you for providing it. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 douglas, don't you forget where you come from, I think many immigrants are very familiar with these words. And as you said you can never escape your root. Beautifully versed poem that I can resonate with. Lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 thank you tony and lake for your impressions and words! i am about to leave sydney for london and have been preparing myself mentally and spiritually for the the next adventure - as you may know i left cape town in south africa in november - so i am becoming somewhat like a gypsy. the movement and the journey is causing my world to open and bloom and i am experiencing, to some degree, the universality of being, the beauty inherent in each place. that song by sir paul macartney with the lyrics: "we all know, people are the same where ever you are. there is good and bad, in all of us..." comes to mind. bless you both. doug Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Ah my dear Douglas. This is wonderful expressed poem. I love the sense and the idea of this poem. Nice that you are preparing for moving in London, but I think you are prepared anyway :). The nostalgic feeling will be always around you, and yes it is important to not forget where are you from. But I can say also, I love the cosmopolitan state of mind. I love to say we are citizens of the world. But yes we are coming from one place. I am proud from where I am from, and everybody should be, in the moments when the world doesn't accept the cosmopolitan view, and we can't be citizens of the world . I am glad for you, and I like your spirit of a traveler. Nice personal poem Doug. Aleksandra Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 my dear alex, thank you for your very nice words and thoughts! it is so good to hear from you - and yes, i am getting prepared for london town! Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilsover Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Hi douglas, Where we come from must make a huge part of who we are. I wonder if it's possible to travel far enough to loose sight of that. Your poem describes that perfectly. Very nice. --tilsover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 thank you very much for your kind words, tilsolver. Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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