The Shape of Truth II
You know it when you see it
You hear it when you listen
The meaning transcends the rhyme
like the content of a person
speaks louder than their looks
Like the living heart can hear
what the ears sometimes won’t
and the soul clearly knows
what the mind tends to doubt
___________Colleen Redman
The Shape of Truth I is HERE / Poets United / Imaginary Garden with Real Toads
February 3rd, 2019 11:23 am
Yes, the heart hears what the mind doesnt. That inner knowing is a blessing.
February 3rd, 2019 11:42 am
A beautiful truth!!
February 3rd, 2019 12:27 pm
I agree about content…. and way too many are just empty vessels in sparkly colors.
February 3rd, 2019 12:39 pm
A wonderful realization! ❤️
February 3rd, 2019 12:47 pm
True and a good reminder. 🙂
February 3rd, 2019 12:49 pm
You capture truth perfectly. Our hearts are the best guide.
February 3rd, 2019 2:15 pm
Thank goodness for intuition! Now, if I could just learn to trust it!
February 3rd, 2019 5:21 pm
The mind does tend to play catch up to what the heart already knows sometimes. Nice write.
February 3rd, 2019 6:45 pm
Yes, there are some things that the soul knows that the mind doubts. I’d trust the soul. Siles.
And yes the content of a person speaks louder than their looks. Looks is inconsequential in the whole scheme of things!
February 3rd, 2019 6:49 pm
The heart always seem to know the way, it takes a while for the brain to register the connection.
February 3rd, 2019 8:55 pm
“…like the content of a person
speaks louder than their looks…”
Such wisdom in these lines and the others. So true. this is what I try to teach my kids.
February 3rd, 2019 11:42 pm
You clearly gave this piece “shape”.
February 4th, 2019 3:15 pm
Can we handle the truth?
February 4th, 2019 6:24 pm
Thank goodness for our souls.
February 5th, 2019 6:26 am
Absolutely!
February 5th, 2019 12:59 pm
Very true. Sometimes by instinct, sometimes by experience.
February 5th, 2019 1:04 pm
Such wise words — your poetics have many granules of truths and realizations, of different shapes and sizes and colours, that it is a pleasure to pick one for perusal and consideration.
February 5th, 2019 5:59 pm
Beautiful. Truthful. The second verse says more than this page can hold.
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February 5th, 2019 11:33 pm
Very TRUE
February 6th, 2019 1:29 am
Thanks for peeking in on me, Coleen. You were correct, I wrote mine with the actor having seeking a dance partner in mind. It may have been too subtle a theme, I tend to be that way.
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February 6th, 2019 10:46 am
I’v had so many battles between the mind and the heart. The heart tells you to do what you instinctively know is right. The mind wants to rationalize and talk you out of it.
February 6th, 2019 12:43 pm
Yes! Love it!