Call of the Wild
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the frontier remains
borders to an unknown time
rattle in my heart
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the beauty remains
hidden in distant feelings
calling to come home
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I wrote the first verse without any conscious thought, but then rewrote it because it didn’t make any logical sense. The second verse is my conscious mind’s attempt to describe the longing and unknown quality of Colorado for me. Which do you prefer and why.
Colorado was the first and only place that I have lived that was not lush and green. It felt foreign, yet wild and exciting to me. 20 years after leaving Boulder, CO, the vistas, beauty, and feelings still tug at my heart. I’ve tried to move on and let go, but Colorado has deeply marked me in ways I can’t understand or rationalize. Do you have a place that is locked in your heart for the beauty or feelings evoked?
May peace and beauty live in your heart.
IAM finding that its the illogical things that bring me closer to the truth… the mind and others will judge, but that is not the truth. Great words Brad x Barbara
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Thanks Barbara and am learning that logic isn’t everything. 🙂 I liked the first one for its pure flow from within.
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I don’t know, Brad, seems to me the first one makes a lot of sense!!! In fact, if you take it as a whole, it means EVERYTHING! And I will leave this comment open-ended deliberately because it means nothing to be TOLD what it means. Blessings and love friend 💚 Sometimes (most times-ALLtimes) our souls know and wait for our brains to catch up 😙
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Yes, our souls know even if my mind hasn’t figured out the messages. 🙂 And I like the two together without any need to figure it out. I just wondered if others had a favorite passage. blessings,
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I love them both 😉 ♡
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hmm… is this a trick question? They seem to go together! I like both.
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No trick, but no one seems to want to name a favorite verse! I guess they must work together. 🙂
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I love the whole as the whole of it. I know that longing feeling. Sometimes it is for Home. Sometimes the ocean. I live near Colorado, so I know what you mean about its beauty. I love where I live, but the choice between mountains and ocean was a hard one, though I know it was the best one. Do you ever get back there for visits?
Peace
Mary
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Thanks Mary. I haven’t been back for over 10 years. It was painful to visit and know I couldn’t afford to live there anymore. I’m glad you made the right choice for you. blessings, Brad
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Separate germinations of the same seed. Sometimes when they make no sense to the poet, the words are intended for the reader. There are two places, two of many, where I lived as a child, each for only one year, that are indelible in my soul for reasons similar. One was Old Say Brook, CT, the other, Sea Cliff, NY. Both I refer to as Norman Rockwellian in many ways.
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Hi Michael. I like your view of the two verses as seeds of one expression. It’s interesting what places touch us and why. Those two sound charming. May we nurture the seeds of love and creativity… 🙂
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I think I would prefer the first one, Brad. Seems to be a wonderful area where you have been. My favorite place is Kefalonia in Greece. It moves me and makes me write poems, too. Have a nice day, regards Mitza
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Thanks Mitza. I’m glad you have a special place that nurtures and inspires you. 🙂
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My first thought was the second one….then it seems like it only works because the two actually go together!! Love Colorado!! We lived in the Denver area for many years before we moved to San Diego! Worked in Boulder for awhile….love the flatirons and the vibe of the town!!! I understand the pull….could live there again in a heart beat!!
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It seems we have a consensus about them going together. 🙂 Yes, Boulder and Colorado are beautiful and inspiring to me. I would live there if I had a great job or income. 🙂
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I love the stanzas together. They complement one another beautifully and give me as the reader a sense of completion of thought or concept.
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Thanks Heather. I appreciate your comment and reaching out. blessings, Brad
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Colorado. Born and raised. So, I moved to North Carolina when I was 22 to get a change of scenery, but I’ll always be a mountain person. I live in the Appalachian ones, now, as opposed to the Rockies. But…the call of the Wild, the Call of the West with those amazing rock formations, the wonderful pine scents, the Pikes Peak Granite that’s not found anywhere else, the red sand…yeah…I still love all that. 🙂
Have gone back to work. Whew! It’s been busy but hopefully this year will be a little easier than the last. 😉
Hugs!
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Wonderful Cynthia. I didn’t know you were from CO. I grew up near DC so the Rockies were amazing on my first sighting and I still love so much about the region as you so aptly described. I hope your new year is easier too. Kudos on work you enjoy.
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Funny. I’ve never lived in Colorado but every time I visit, it feels like home. One of those special places, like New York City, that feels familiar.
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Thanks for visiting and connecting Kay. NYC is fun, but not somewhere I want to live. Glad you have special places too, Brad
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I understand! I’m one of those gals that wants the best of both worlds. If I could have a place in a busy city and another in a quiet nook, I’d be really happy :-).
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I like a little city stimulation, but not living there. It good to know our preferences. 🙂
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Both are very good but I like the first best…without knowing exactly what you were writing about I could feel your longing as I read it…its haunting and I love that! And really it is just my opinion but emotions and logic don’t usually go hand in hand. The first verse makes me excited to read more of you! im glad to be following your blog! 🙂
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Thanks Maureen and welcome to my blog. My aim is to describe and evoke emotions with my poetry. It’s good to know that the feelings come through even if the words make no logical sense. 🙂
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Well thank you for the kind welcome! And i just noticed you shared one of my post! Super sweet of you! Your feelings definitely came shining through if you ask me! Logical sense is over rated in my book I’ll take raw emotion any day! 🙂
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You are most welcome.
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Indeed I do! It’s the ocean! May body may be heart but is always at the beach! Maybe you should move back to Colorado? 🙂 ❤
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Maybe on moving to CO. It’s very expensive and the ocean calls me too! 🙂
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Thanks for visiting Khadija. Your Morrocan foods looks great.
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Thank you. I like yours as well
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Thanks!
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Your verse here speaks to the hearts of those who hold that distant memory, knowing that call from home is indeed a most beauteous place.
As is the amazing photo too Brad.. 🙂
Blessing Sue
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Some of these are older images. May we answer the call. 🙂
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🙂 Old or not.. You still caught the magic.. 🙂 Keep pressing the buttons Brad lol 🙂
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LOL, pressing on! 🙂
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Yes thank goodness I am not Spam here Brad Lol.. 🙂 very happy about that today xxx As I have been commenting only from the reader today and yours if the first direct to site comment I have tried 🙂
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Yay! Welcome back Sue! 🙂
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Yes got an email from Aksmet saying they had sorted it.. 🙂 during the night, I had to wade down to find it just 🙂 I knew you would get me out of jail if I was still being spammed LOL
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Ha, your get out of jail card. 🙂
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🙂 🙂
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Beautiful writing Brad. For me that place is Bali. I feel like that’s when my life really began. Blessings, Lisa
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Wonderful Lisa. I’m glad you have Bali to fill your heart. 🙂
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Your words evoke my feelings about Australia, where I lived from 2008-2009. Like your Colorado, it was the first place I’d lived that wasn’t green and lush. To this day I miss Australia on a level I don’t quite understand; the land, the sun, the earth, its people imprinted very deeply. I can’t wait to visit again. Thanks for reminding me how special it is to me. ❤ Aleya
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Wonderful Aleya. I’m glad you have a special place that lives in your heart too, for reasons we can’t necessarily explain. 🙂
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Brad, this is a perfect first line ~ it gives off a feeling, and as I think we all look for a frontier that calls for us in life there is inspiration in those words and it also sets the reader up the for a real truth of life: “the beauty remains, hidden in distant feelings” which is why we always continue to search for this frontier throughout our lives. I believe that to be a very good thing 🙂
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I like and trust your perspective Randall. I’d say you’ve done more exploring of this frontier, especially people and places beyond the US. May we find beauty within and without.
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The two parts compliment each other. The first is unsettling, the second moves toward something to stabilize. Ever since I heard John Denver sing “Rocky Mountain High” when I was a teenager, I’ve longed to go to Colorado. I’ve never been. But I also love places lush and green. Maybe I’ll pass through Boulder on my way to Oregon.
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Interesting perspective on the two verses JoAnna. Colorado and Oregon are both beautiful and progressive, so great places to visit or live for me. And I love that song too. 🙂
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I like the second verse, but somehow it’s made more meaningful because of the first one. 🙂 The Pacific Ocean is what calls to me…
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Thanks for another interesting perspective Julie. The comments seem to reflect how we all view life just a little differently. And the Pacific coast and ocean are wonderful, and so much wilder than the Atlantic that I grew up with.
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Hi Vikas. Thanks for visiting and sharing my post!
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