Lasting Impressions
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Today’s poem last appeared on the blog in February 2009 and has been requested by ‘Louisa and Richard’ to mark the birth of their daughter Charlotte Anne. Congratulations!
We owe so much to the Arts and its artists. Who would want to live in a world without music, theatre, paintings, sculptures and other such labours of love? They are always there to remind us of takes on life, love and death that comprise humanity, men and women creating lasting impressions that we should never take for granted.
Update (March 2016): Some readers may be interested in my reading of the poem - along with another - on Brighton beach for my You Tube channel (see below) albeit in the early days of the channel before Graham and I discovered how to insert a voice file so I could read a poem over the video. [For other videos, visit https://www.youtube.com/user/rogerNtaber ]
LASTING IMPRESSIONS
Once I heard a story
about a dream that never dies;
of all we hope to see
beyond love’s tears and lies
Once I read poetry
about a love that never ends,
its spirit set free
from all the body but lends
Once I heard a song
that let fly my heart like a bird
soaring proud and strong
on the wings of every word
Once I saw a painting
of lovers in some long-ago time
yet as real as if still living
the dream now yours and mine
Once I saw actors bring
love’s ageless story to the stage,
a poem about our writing
its every word, turning every page
Come cut and thrust of all creation,
it’s to love we look for inspiration
Copyright R. N. Taber 2009
[From: Tracking the Torchbearer by R. N. Taber, Assembly Books, 2012.]
Today’s poem last appeared on the blog in February 2009 and has been requested by ‘Louisa and Richard’ to mark the birth of their daughter Charlotte Anne. Congratulations!
We owe so much to the Arts and its artists. Who would want to live in a world without music, theatre, paintings, sculptures and other such labours of love? They are always there to remind us of takes on life, love and death that comprise humanity, men and women creating lasting impressions that we should never take for granted.
Update (March 2016): Some readers may be interested in my reading of the poem - along with another - on Brighton beach for my You Tube channel (see below) albeit in the early days of the channel before Graham and I discovered how to insert a voice file so I could read a poem over the video. [For other videos, visit https://www.youtube.com/user/rogerNtaber ]
LASTING IMPRESSIONS
Once I heard a story
about a dream that never dies;
of all we hope to see
beyond love’s tears and lies
Once I read poetry
about a love that never ends,
its spirit set free
from all the body but lends
Once I heard a song
that let fly my heart like a bird
soaring proud and strong
on the wings of every word
Once I saw a painting
of lovers in some long-ago time
yet as real as if still living
the dream now yours and mine
Once I saw actors bring
love’s ageless story to the stage,
a poem about our writing
its every word, turning every page
Come cut and thrust of all creation,
it’s to love we look for inspiration
Copyright R. N. Taber 2009
[From: Tracking the Torchbearer by R. N. Taber, Assembly Books, 2012.]
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