The Conception Of Thought

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The Conception Of Thought


The Word, the Holy Word
Elevated above all else.
First, foremost and utterly ineffable
From which all else finds emanation.

Simple, yet so profound
The Father of every form,
Once singular, silent and self-contained
This fertile seed expanded outward,
Giving birth to the heavens above
And in course to this earth below.

Thus the splendors of this world were born,
Made complete with man and woman
Who took notice but gave no praise.
Deep within the first garden
The children frolicked, wandered and roamed
Unaware of self as self
With only the Conception of thought;
To be was to do, and to do was to be

Time came that they stumbled
Upon the Serpent Tree
Central to this forest Kingdom,
Ripe with forbidden fruit.
Here the hunger for
All things known, elicited Eve.
Adam aroused, desired
To taste this exquisite apple.
From this bite germinated
The Birth of Consciousness
Knowledge of all things
Both good and evil.

Word in its infinite form
Was made manifest to humankind.
Aware of the self within existence
Woman and Man stepped out and away
From the Garden moving forward
Into this Bold New World
Knowing things now that should
Never be told or uttered.

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SavVySam commented on The Conception Of Thought

11-11-2009

I have never seen The Genesis explained so succinctly, with such loving beauty and grace...Wow! You always completely amaze me!

swiftbird2C

11/11/2009

You are far too kind to me with your praise but I will try to keep from getting an enlarged ego by reading Poe, Keats, or Dickinson. This piece like many of my pieces was written in a sudden siege of inspiration.

ginga commented on The Conception Of Thought

09-30-2009

Swiftbird, A wondrous story of the beginning of man reading like a scroll found from an archeological site. This is impressive and keenly stylish and informative. ginga

swiftbird2C

10/03/2009

This is quite a compliment and appreciated.

torimode commented on The Conception Of Thought

09-30-2009

Very well put. You have such insight. Beautiful and capturing. A definite 10!

swiftbird2C

10/03/2009

Reading and knowing your work this comes as firm praise and inspiration to continue writing verse.

The true philosopher and the true poet are one, and a beauty, which is truth, and a truth, which is beauty, is the aim of both.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet (1803-1882)

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