There are days the dictionary is enough for me.
I don't need to talk to anybody
To find or put words in a particular order
Because it's all there in its own arbitrary
And beautiful way
For me to find.
Take, for example,
"The primary sense" of free--the adjective--
Meaning "beloved" or "friend."
There is more, but I stop here
Because that is challenge enough.
I have always thought of free
As not bound in anyway
And in some way, somehow,
(Because of that) alone.
But here it is:
To be free is to be alive
And kept
In the heart of another.
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23 Comments
I like that definition...
ReplyDeleteYes, I like it, too ...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sandy!
I like the contrast in the last two stanzas.
ReplyDeletereally beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThats a thoughtful set of words.
ReplyDeleteStewart M - Australia
This made me think ... really beautiful lines !!!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful thoughts and all from the dictionary. I have never thought of it that way.,,the book that is. Self sustaining!
ReplyDeleteCool!
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SueAnn
Makes more sense in why we all want to be free.
ReplyDeletewise and true ...love this!
ReplyDeleteWow. You've got me wanting to explore the word too.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful message.
ReplyDeleteLovely!
ReplyDeletei love your perception in this!
ReplyDeleteExcellent !
ReplyDeleteSo lovely -- I don't even feel qualified to comment. Thank you for sharing your talent.
ReplyDelete"to be free is to be alive and kept in the heart of another," -that is so beautiful...I am happy to be free!!!
ReplyDeletequite lovely
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week-
Aloha from Waikiki
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Great thought, Sandy, so true.
ReplyDeletesimply lovely and so very true.
ReplyDeletethank you sandy!
xo
Makes me want to check other words in the dictionary too. What a lovely poem. It's no wonder we all yearn for freedom.
ReplyDeleteThis poem made me smile Sandy and embodies the word free.
ReplyDeleteI think our thoughts somewhere met above.. in a Hindi poem of mine I had written many years ago..
ReplyDeleteFreedom is to live in the confinement of the heart of the beloved..
Freedom is to live in the boundaries of vlaues..
etc..
Thanks
RS:)
Hi Sandy, I like especially the part about being free yet being kept.
ReplyDeleteNot really like the pet cat, but yes in a similar way. Cats are soooo independent, I hope your writer is also. :)
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Thanks for being here.