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Metaphors
Contributed by
Elizabeth_Dandy
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Saturday, 26th February 2005 @ 09:30:48 AM in AEST
Topic:
didactic
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The Holy Writ for the believer is
The Word of God, and sacred its purport-
Its text, its strange peculiarities
Seek in words human to bespeak the Lord.
However sacred held,- Writ cannot flee
History’s context, period,- nor escape
The narrow bounds of timely colloquy,-
The age and circumstance that gave it shape.
Words cannot but reflect and mirror views
Of periods from which they’re handed down,
And at that time clung to as sacred truth,
And treasured holy word to hold and own.
Greek, Hebrew, Sanskrit, English or what not
The Lord Himself made use of metaphor
As men were fit to hear the Word of God
Within their bounds of mind, their age and lore.
Words never can express the Mystery;
They are symbolic, but have power to create
But ought to lead to an intimacy
With Mystery and be with it cognate.
We say: “she is my Sun” or “Rising Star”-
“He has a Heart of Gold” - his neighbors said;
Metaphor is this,- (planets are too far,
And metal for a heart has too much weight.)
All language may in fresher channels bend
Evolve, metaphor is expression's meat
Creatively to shape all speech to lend
Due import to an age's hearers need.
Who is with words so skilled and dexterous
And will not bounds and limitations fear?
"I cannot heave my heart into my mouth!"-
Says the devoted daughter of King Lear.
Linguistic forms can not exhaust the truth,
Knows well the sage that over Scriptures pores.
But take recourse and make befitting use
Of ripening and living metaphors.
Provisional and limited is speech;
It bends to serve and fit tomorrow’s line,
And bend again a million times to reach
And rouse the human heart to things divine.
by:Elizabeth Dandy
Copyright ©
Elizabeth_Dandy
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2005-02-26 09:30:48]
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Re: Metaphors
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by xrockstheheart on
Saturday, 26th February 2005 @ 11:32:15 AM AEST
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| Elizabeth you are one smart cookie and you're dandy too. this is a great poem! |
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Re: Metaphors
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by reprobate on
Saturday, 26th February 2005 @ 12:45:34 PM AEST
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nicely done. love the image, also.
thanks for sharing |
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Re: Metaphors
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by Elizabeth_Dandy on
Thursday, 3rd March 2005 @ 03:56:30 PM AEST
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John - on March 3, 2005
Ah! A ray of light in the darkness, from the razor-sharp mind of a gifted one. She who has learned that, “To be, or not to be” is not a question . . . but a search. Much wisdom in this presentation. The weight of the world rests on the shoulders of them who strive to enlighten the world. It fits well on yours. May the truth you write of lighten the load. (John) AMDG
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Re: Metaphors
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by Elizabeth_Dandy on
Friday, 4th March 2005 @ 09:50:58 AM AEST
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Emystar - on March 3, 2005
hey there. this is a brilliant write. As I said before u teach where it's amazing to learn. I'll read this one over-n-over till I get it down pat. keep teaching us as we all need to learn. huggs, luv, big smiles, emy |
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Re: Metaphors
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by Lionel on
Sunday, 20th March 2005 @ 01:59:30 PM AEST
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Brilliant. I tried metaphor with my poem: Lost soul, and, I,m afraid I failed.
I,m gonna read ALL your poems. God bless.
Lionel |
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Re: Metaphors
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by Petznick on
Friday, 22nd April 2005 @ 11:48:10 PM AEST
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wow, i can only hope that sometime i will be able to write stuff half as good as this. awesome
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