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Posted by: crazykiltedcelt 17-Apr-2006, 07:09 PM
Life's Seasons



Birth- The Sunrise on a Spring Day
When all is Fresh and New,
A Being of a Long and Full Life.

Youth- The Midmorn Sun in the Summer of Life
Free and Careless to Grow and Learn,
on the Ever-Growing Path.

Middle-Age-The Sun at High Noon in the Fall of Life
A Time of Slowing Down and Questioning
the Where, the What, and the Why
Of a Life that is Half Passed By.


Old-Age -The Sun in Late Aft'noon in the Winter of Life
When the Chill of the Air,and the Bone Appear
A time of Looking back on Life's Long Path.


Death- The Sunset of a Winter's Day
An Ending in Peace and Quietness,
Life is like the Seasons,
After Winter comes the Spring.





In Extremis


Death, a coming and a going,
A time of sorrow and of joy.

A time of sorrow for love ones
Who are left behind.

A time of joy in Heaven
For one who has come Home.


Those I wrote way back in my high school days. i thouhgt I'd share them with my celted brother and sisters.

Posted by: Elspeth 18-Apr-2006, 08:11 AM
And I'm glad you did. smile.gif

High School? You knew what it felt like to be middle aged in high school? Seems you must have been a perceptive one. cool.gif You really nailed what it is like. Slowing, questioning and the realization - if we're lucky - life is half over.


Posted by: sisterknight 18-Apr-2006, 05:34 PM
they are wonderful, truely....why did you ever stop??you paint beautiful pictures with words, it is a gift....
high school was the time when ours lives were really upside down weren't they???i mean hormones....am i going to get asked to the school dance or left by the side of the road again?????will i have any friends this year( you say it every year when you change grades)but then....what an adventure!!!the highs, the lows, then the plain extraordinary days when you feel you could conquer the world, the miracle of your first kiss, the list goes on,eh?

Posted by: McKenna 08-Jun-2006, 04:18 PM
Here's one of my favorite "old ones"
"Corpus Christi Carol"

He bear her off, he bear her down
He bear her into an orchard ground
Lu Li Lu Lay
Lu Li Lu Lay
The falcon hath bourne my mate away

And in this orchard there was a hold
That was hanged with purple and gold
And in that hold there was a bed
And it was hanged with chords of red

Lu Li Lu Lay
Lu Li Lu Lay
The falcon hath bourne my mate away

And on this bed there lyeth a knight
His wound is bleeding day and night
By his bedside kneeleth a maid
And she weepeth both night and day

Lu Li Lu Lay
Lu Li Lu Lay
The falcon hath bourne my mate away

By his bedside standeth a stone
Corpus Christi written thereon

Posted by: Aaediwen 08-Jun-2006, 05:44 PM
Those vocables are familiar, but I can't recall from where. I won't pretend that I can place if you are quoting a poem from somewhere or if it's genuinely original (I'll assume the latter given context). It's pretty, and reads well in either case smile.gif

Posted by: snakeriverust 08-Jun-2006, 06:13 PM
McKenna.. isn't that a Jeff Buckley song? or is it traditional?

Posted by: McKenna 16-Jun-2006, 04:06 PM
QUOTE (snakeriverust @ 08-Jun-2006, 07:13 PM)
McKenna.. isn't that a Jeff Buckley song? or is it traditional?

it is a Jeff Buckley song, but I thought the lyrics/song existed already and he was covering? NOW I need to find out for sure!

Posted by: McKenna 16-Jun-2006, 04:08 PM
QUOTE (Aaediwen @ 08-Jun-2006, 06:44 PM)
Those vocables are familiar, but I can't recall from where. I won't pretend that I can place if you are quoting a poem from somewhere or if it's genuinely original (I'll assume the latter given context). It's pretty, and reads well in either case smile.gif

Oops--well I certainly wasn't claiming those were my words...I thought I saw something posted elsewhere in this forum which just shares a known (already written) poem...is is rule that it has to be our own words? Just thought I would share a poem/lyrics that were just lovely, no matter what the source. king.gif

Posted by: snakeriverust 16-Jun-2006, 04:48 PM
i also did a lot of googling and such, and i have no idea! i think it is most definitely a jeff buckley original, because i couldnt find anything else, but who knows..
let me know if you find something out, McKenna beer_mug.gif beer_mug.gif beer_mug.gif

Posted by: snakeriverust 16-Jun-2006, 04:51 PM
it really just sounds so traditional though.. rather looks.. the words.. you know. unsure.gif

Posted by: Aaediwen 16-Jun-2006, 06:15 PM
QUOTE (McKenna @ 16-Jun-2006, 05:08 PM)
Oops--well I certainly wasn't claiming those were my words...I thought I saw something posted elsewhere in this forum which just shares a known (already written) poem...is is rule that it has to be our own words? Just thought I would share a poem/lyrics that were just lovely, no matter what the source. king.gif

No rule that the words you post have to be yours. However, most people only tend to post their own here. It's always a good idea to list whose words you're posting if they're not yours smile.gif

Posted by: La_Veela_Morocha 07-Nov-2006, 07:13 AM
They say that the distance forgets the deepest love
but I dont forget you
although they remove you from the world...




this frase was dedicated to me by a special friend... thank you

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