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Friday 19 February 2016

RECANTATION

My wild child days I've given up:
those days of desperately seeking
mad alcoholic parties
is no longer my mindset's domain.
Black lace basques and micro minis
lie discarded in the stale darkness
of a locked and bolted chest.
They must not tell tales of who I was -
the metamorphosis
is all that matters now.

Aah... those seductively hedonistic yesterdays,
with their constant reckless cravings
that stunted the Soul's evolution.
No artificial elation nor lust fulfilment could ever hope
to satisfy ego's increasing demands
that filled an otherwise aimless life...
until you came
and taught me how to love.
Now I am someone else.
Pure, like a baby.

35 comments:

  1. Beautiful, my dearest Ygraine! I love how you so elegantly take a this "wild child's" idea of sex to the beautiful and loving act between two people that it truly is.

    Great writing, as always, my dear and sweet friend~

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    1. Oh thank you so much, my dear Friend!
      Your kind words truly touch my heart.
      I was just trying to define what it means to grow up (in a relationship sense).
      I guess we all move through that experimental stage of relationships...when we think we know what it is that we crave...only to discover that once we have it, we are left feeling hollow and alone.
      Oh to have skipped that painful stage...

      Much Love & Hugs xoxoxo

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  2. A very romantic evolution, Ygraine.
    And yes: love makes us children again since true love is innocent, confident and pure.
    The metamorphosis..., the soul's evolution..., the "you" before the "ego".
    Nice to meet you in this virtual space again.
    A hug.
    :)
    (May I wish you A Happy New Year in February...?)

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    1. So good to meet you again too, Dulcina...and thank you so much for your kind comments.
      Where has the time gone...yes, February already!
      Wishing you a Happy "New" Year too...may all your fondest wishes come to fruition...:)

      A Hug.

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  3. Aw but aren’t those days sometimes missed, if not remembered to well? Aw youth.. Wonderful writing..

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    1. Definitely...but these days I try not to reminisce too much...it could be depressing! *smiles*
      Thank you so much! :)

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  4. Well-expressed summary of the enthusiasms of youth. And yes, it did compose a metamorphosis that readied us for something tremendous.

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    1. Yes...I guess a kind of training program for the real thing!
      Many thanks, Geo.:)

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  5. had some personal issues and was gone for awhile but I'm back and glad you are still here!

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    1. So glad you're back "M"...and I hope things are resolved for you soon.
      Many thanks for your visit. It is much appreciated.:)

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  6. Yay! There comes a time when we really get tired of the "worldly" fun and go back to the basics and the essential. Good on you.

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    1. Oh you are so right, Lux...and thank you so much!:)

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  7. I am at that age where I wish to, even ever so briefly, relive my 'wild child' days ;) I think I don't enjoy the responsibility of being grown up anymore - it's time for a bucket list? :) As usual you have done yourself proud!

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    1. Oh I can so relate to your words, Rose...bring on that bucket list!!
      Thank you so much.:))

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  8. Reborn, sounds like! :-) I always find it liberating when I can give up stuff. :-)

    Greetings from London.

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    1. Yes, I guess that once we can find the courage to step out of the comfort zone...new and deeper experiences are there just waiting to be discovered...
      Many thanks! :)

      Greetings from a sunny Hampshire.:))

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  9. This is WONDERFUL Ygraine, and in many ways, I can relate.

    We are evolving, year after year. Change CAN be good, can be wonderful, can be energizing...it's all in how we choose to perceive those changes that come with each passing year. Attitude is everything. Great poem!!!

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    1. Yes, I guess change can begin with just a single step - and oodles of courage!
      So happy you enjoyed this, Geraldine...and thank you so much.:)
      xoxoxo

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    2. Just stopping in to see what's new Ygraine. Hope you're having a wonderful week so far.

      Spring is in the air here in BC, what about where you are?

      Hugs a bunch, G

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    3. Oh that is so sweet...thank you, dearest Geraldine!
      Yes, we are all doing OK here, thanks (apart from a nasty cold I have picked up! lol). Do hope all is well with you and yours, too.

      Oh please can you send some of that spring air over here...we have just nose-dived into winter! It's absolutely freezing!!

      Do have a fabulous weekend...and lots of Love & Hugs xoxoxo

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  10. This is so beautiful! Made me cry! A good cry! Truly love this one! Big Hugs!

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    1. So sorry, Sweetie...am sending you a box of virtual tissues!
      I'm relieved it was a good cry though!:)
      Thank you so much...

      Much Love & Hugs xoxoxo

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  11. __We step above our shallow selves, when we love.

    awareness
    within this deeper trail
    we are one

    __A senryu echo. _m

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    1. ...and then those shallow selves become an embarrassment!
      Thank you so much for understanding, Doug...my younger, foolish self!*smiles* :)

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  12. Bom dia, tudo o que importa agora, é seguir em frente, amor e ter muita poesia dentro do seu coração.
    AG

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    1. Many thanks, AG...I will try hard to do just that...and never look back...:)

      A Hug.

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  13. Aww! So beautiful!! There goes the revolution of life.

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    1. Oh thank you so much...and long live the revolution!:)
      xoxoxo

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  14. True love has the power of changing us!

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    1. I totally agree, Riitta!
      Thank you so much for your visit and for following me. I would like to follow you too, but not being a member of google +, I can only follow by email, so will do that.
      I really like your blog! :)

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  15. Liking the depth of it all, the effect it radiates in the form of love and the experiences it took for this clarity to be summoned.

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    1. So happy you liked this, B...and thank you so much for reading.:)

      Have a great Weekend!

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  16. How I love your writing dear, dear woman, ah those days where nothing mattered more than looking your best for the one you wish would look at you, and never did....
    you're telling my stories, writer that are and always will be xoxoxo

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    1. Oh Sweetie...you've been here too...I know you have!
      If only it hadn't hurt so much along the way though, eh?!

      Sisters united in suffering...we two. But we will overcome...:))

      Lots of Love xoxoxo

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  17. wow, kind of feels like you are probably describing a lot of young women ..i can relate to this also.

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