Even as silver winds spin cold Adorning snowy mantle December's golden glory Rhapsodizes sky.... Hands cuddle dewed chimes Warmed by firelight's evanescence; Flames burned by time leap Into seasons' embrace Pensive days cascade Into destiny's eternity Twirling, endowing hope That January will bring Interludes of global peace... Only love endures-- Cries ache in terror's mayhem Raking in wartime woes... And now a questionku for you... December ignites Wait of optimism.... Does love and hate meet halfway?
an answerku for you…
love and hate are coin-sides / in the halfway house / of every heart
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Thank you , Paul. What an awesome way of putting it.
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you inspired me!
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How beautifully – and succinctly – put, proving once again wisdom needs no treatise but three direct lines telling the truth.
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Awesome 👏🏻
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Interesting question…
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What do you think , Maria ?
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Maybe in order to truly love without conditioning, you have to be able to recognize that you are capable of hate. Then there is a choice. Profound poem. Thank you for that.
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Thank you , Maria.
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Holy moly!!
You just take me to a different world!
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Blimey ! Thanks girl.
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Love you!❤️
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God bless. 🤗😘
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To paraphrase a quote dear to me: “Under your words, Winter is alive” 🙂
And to answer your question, I believe in love, hate is too powerful a feeling that leaves things unfinished.
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Thank you , Lulia. I love that quote 😊
You are so right about what you said. So true and so beautifully written.
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Good question…
I’d say it’s not quite meeting halfway, but they find their equilibrium in a more fluidic kind of way. Know what I’m trying to say?
How you been, Yas? Ho, ho, ho and merry Christmas & all those sorts of things!
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Yeah ! Thankx Kunal! I kinda got what you sayin !
Heehaw happy holiday time to you too. Hardly see you , see , I will always complain I never see you here touché!
Anyways , I am enjoying the chill ! You chill ! Ciao.
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I think that hate is love turned inside out…
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Wowo, awesome thought !
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Thank you!
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Welcome 😊
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What a beautiful composition. 👍👍
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Thank you 😊
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Hate is the less tolerant side of love.
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That is a deep one, Jim. And so right about this.
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Good question: they seem made of the same substance!
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Yes, thank you , Luisa.
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Interesting question, Yassy. The two are very close together and one can easily become the other.
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Yeah. Damn interesting answer. Thank you , Robbie.
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Well done and well-posed. I shall ponder though I suspect (one of the many) answers may be found behind the mirror.
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Lol 😂 hahahahaha thank you
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Thou art most welcome, Dear Lady. (Have you ever wondered if the recipient would take the time to decipher a line typed from an offset hand – one key off from its intended target? Would you take to time to write a program – possibly C++ or simpler – to decode such a mis-typed mss.? Just a long-randomed though finally forcing its way to the top of the pond.)
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Thank you , my dear Richie.
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If love and hate meet halfway it would be a start but my prayer is that love overcomes the hate. Then we can heal, and all be happy with each other. Play like good brothers and sisters should. Beautiful words sweet Yassy. Breathtaking as always :):)
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Thank you dear one for your thoughts! I am glad you are here and you talk.
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You make me want to talk lovely, gentle Yassy. Although, I feel, my words in no way could ever express how truly wonderful you are :):)
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You are an amazing person. Wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas 🎄!
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Big hugs, and galaxies full of love for you my cherished Sister. I would wrap you in blankets of happiness, if I could :):)
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Sending you warm hugs 🤗! I can feel you in the galaxy. I can actually see your dear face in the satin sky and you glow brighter than the stars.
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A beautiful piece, Yasmin! And interesting question. I agree that the hope is love will overcome, love is more powerful, too many people underestimate it, confuse it with weakness, and wrongly see strength in hating. Love isn’t just a feeling, it takes commitment and perseverance and its easy to give up when you feel overwhelmed by so much ugliness and violence. But even in our every day lives, it’s easy to give up when it isn’t reciprocated. Loving the loveable or those who love us, is easy. Loving those who challenge us (including ourselves, right?!! 🙂 that’s the age old issue, isn’t it? Ugh. Humans! ❤
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Thank you , Venessa. Your answer is as interesting and intelligent as you are. You say the truth in such a beautiful way , yes, we like to take the easy way out when it comes to love. You have made me ponder with your comment. I think love is more of a challenge than hate, and oh yeah , we humans are a tough breed lol 😂
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You are so kind to me Yasmin, thank you 💖
we are a bloody tough breed!! hahaha you have to laugh at how absurd we can be. Then pray like crazy for the rest of the time!
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Egxactly hahahahaha, we do just that. It’s spilt milk crisis lol hehe 😂
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Great question yassy. I think hate can only thrive when we allow love to lose its’ power. Great poetry like this will ensure hate stays at the back door. Have a blessed and peaceful holiday season and thank you for all your wonderful poetry that keeps love shining.
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Thank you , Davy 😊😊😊. You gave me a very intellectual aesthetic answer. I am pleased as punch !
Anyways , you and your loved ones have a merry Christmas ! Stay safe stay warm. Take care.
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Thank you yassy. Your poetry brings out those thoughts and the courage to share them 🙂
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Welcome my dear friend. Thank God for poetry. You be well.
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we are supposed to hate evil and love good. not that we do.
YAH hates evil and loves good. He allowed evil to expose itself and defeated it by offering Himself in YAHSHUA as a sin offering to save humanity. hate and love are both displayed at the cross.
righteousness and justice are displayed in the cross. righteousness is the vertical post which points to Him and holds the cross in place. justice is the vertical which deals with our offenses. Justice holds Messiah’s hands outstretched to the world, to as many as will receive His love and come to Him for forgiveness.
the cross separates and exposes everything. love and hate are on display there. love for us that He would allow that to happen to Himself and hate for evil while allowing it to have it’s way and defeating it before creation.
that does not answer your question though. the world situation is hard to understand. my mind spins when thinking about all that is going on. at this point i would settle for a little justice.
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Justice is the horizontal beam i should have said, that holds Messiah’ hands outstretched to the world.
sorry i messed that up.
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It’s great to hear you. I can almost hear and visualize you.
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Thank you.
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there is also a verse that says Mercy and Peace kiss at the cross. so much to contemplate. so much His act of love for us and hate for evil tells us.
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Yes.
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here is the verse i was talking about. Psalm 85:10. it says more than i remembered.
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
the Hebrew word translated Mercy there is translated as Kindness in other places.
Mercy or kindness and Truth are another picture of the cross with the vertical being His Truth and the horizontal being Mercy or kindness towards us.
Same with Righteousness and Peace. The vertical is His Righteousness and the horizontal is Peace with us since what He did saves us.
that is such an awesome verse from Psalms showing the cross and the result.
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Reblogged this on richwrapper and commented:
Have missed of late Yassy’s wit and beautiful writing. December’s golden glory a Christmastime treat…and the Paul Randal “Answerku” haiku is remarkable and makes a wonder reading ful time so succinctly true…it’s the first comment following the poem and was posted – one of then 61 thoughts on DGG – December 25, 2017.
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Hello , Bruce. Thank you for the reblog. Ah! I wonder what has happened to me. I can’t write 😭
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I “Liked” only to gain entry to comment: what? I will not trek down that semantical slipway seeking salmon on the way up. You write, and write well, weller than so many I enjoy reading. So, there!
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Happy new everything to you my dear Bruce.
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“Thou shalt try to get along.” No other commandments be needed, if we all gave this a shot. Have a wonderful 2018, Yassy.
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Thank you. You have a safe and happy year.
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Great question, Yassy. I’d say, based on my own experience, that love and hate meet only when love recognizes truth in hate, and hate recognizes truth in love. Often against all expectations. Being able to see ourselves in those we ‘hate’ and in those we ‘love’ means, I think, that we have self-understanding. The kind that leads to compassion and empathy rather than the need to score a win. Every adversary and every lover is showing us something true about ourselves–which is why we’re drawn to them, positively as well as negatively.
Wishing you all the best in the New Year! 🙂
Elouise
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Thank you for that fantastic comment.
I wish you well , I wish you health happiness and a safe life in the coming year. All the best to you , Elouise.
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Thank you, Yassy. In some ways, I can’t wait to see how it unfolds! 😊💜💕
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Yeah. I feel a sense if curiosity too. Hope this is going to be a better year.
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A very happy 😊 healthy wealthy and safe new year to you.
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Wonderfully written. You now got me wondering if love and hate meet halfway during this time of the year
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Hahahahaha yay! Thanks. Happy new year.
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The one poet I always come back to…
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You are awesome , Michael. Thank you.
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