Monday, January 24, 2011

The Echo









Catch me in your arms,
I am ready to fall,
to trust in your words,
to heed to your call.
I have reached the end here,
the end of this road,
catch me as I fall,
your voice now, an echo...



picture credit: http://www.photoshopcreative.co.uk/users/451/thm1024/endoftheroad.png





58 cool comments:

the walking man said...

Just let go the ledge, that spirit will catch you. You'll never hit the ground kiddo.

LauraX said...

I have to agree with walking man. Beautiful tender words, fall into faith with grace my friend.

jason evans said...

The fall we all want to make.

Nevine said...

We all need to trust someone. How do we make it, otherwise?

Nevine

GYPSYWOMAN said...

to trust enough to heed the call and then to fall - to trust enough - so rare to find the way to that trust - beautiful, lady!

interesting wv here - unity!

Fireblossom said...

Oh man, what a picture!

I love this short piece. Leaping or falling into unkown spaces seems to be a prerequisite for the most important new things to start in our lives.

Poetic Artist said...

You will let go when you hear that whisper in your heart.
Then you will be off into another wonderful journey of contentment.

Brian Miller said...

just let go...all will be well...

LceeL said...

A lovely piece, Shadow, describing that moment when, hopefully, everything changes.

Blasphemous Aesthete said...

Close your eyes and fall free. You won't crash. :)
And awesome pic.

Cheers,
Blasphemous Aesthete

Grace-WorkinProgress said...

Learning to catch ourselves is the trick. Beautiful as always.

Monkey Man said...

Faith is always the key when taking that leap.

moondustwriter said...

That free fall is great...

But I agree with several comments you need the one you can trust to catch you

Mama Zen said...

What a gorgeous piece!

Caio Fern said...

first of all : i really liked the new header .... i don't know how new it is ... maybe i am late :O

oh, i crash you in my arms , don't worry .... i'll take you with me !

didn't you write this thinking about me ? well... i'll do it anyway.

Kaleidoscope Girl said...

There's something profoundly moving about finality.

Miss Independent said...

one of the lessons i had 2 learn the hard way. dnt fall unless ur sure someone'll catch u....this is beautiful

HOOTIN' ANNI said...

With the picture you used for your work today, I'm not sure to say your writing is 'deep' or if it's fully trusting. I think it could go either way. Which intrigues me.

As you take the road to the end...and fall into the deep, you do hear echoes...but would it be trusting?

Golly, you really got me thinking on this one Shadow.

Just Be Real said...

I look at this as the Lord catching me. Thank you Shadow. Blessings.

ETHAN said...

that's a beautiful poem, thank you
www.thelaughingcamel.com

Trish and Rob MacGregor said...

Surrender, by any other name. Beautiful.

Sir Thomas said...

this conflicts in my mind, I mean I want to catch you, but i dont want to be a echo... I want you to be real and when i reach for you, to fall into my arms...

G-Man said...

Shadow Dancing...
I Loved your 'Echo'..Echo...echo...

Debrah Riddleton said...

Dear Shadow:
Most likely you do not agree with me, but I think so. As poetic style, this poem is most pure, perfect, balanced I've read about you. This does not mean I do not appreciate everything else, but the short phrase is one of the styles I appreciate most in a poem.
With all my heart:
Debrah

Devika said...

I think of poets are fallen/falling souls...and much loved by many..else poetry wouldn't last this long or touch many hearts...

I too look forward to your poetry and would definitely want you to be here, Shadow :)

wishes,
devika

Vatche said...

Shadow, when I read that last word, "echo," I swear my ears ran and I hard a voice call. Great post. Short, sweet, and to the point. Write on and thanks for the comments on my blog, it's really appreciated!

♫♪♥Lonely Dreamer♥♪♫ said...

Loved it!
It's short yet it carries so many emotions!
Amazing work. The picture is great too!
Love your blog!

TechnoBabe said...

It takes a long long time to trust doesn't it? An echo can be a good thing because you can hear "I love you" over and over.

Dave King said...

I thought it was Photoshop. Takes nothing away from it, though. Great image. Great verse.

Janice said...

I need to try to remember to let go

Dulce said...

Absulute and absolutely delicious, SHADOW!
Thanks for your always beautiful masterpieces

THE OLD GEEZER said...

When all is said and done and the last fall comes....trust in God....He will catch you.

Opaque said...

I like how this one shows faith...

hope and love said...

i wish i could trust again .. but am not able to. sad isnt it ?

Eaton Bennett said...

some things you just can't fight without detriment to self. Great image for this piece. :))

the itching is coming to an end, yay!

Hope said...

sometimes...you just have to
trust

beautiful words
thank you

Calli said...

Oh, the letting go...if only...
beautiful write, Shadow, girl!

Syd said...

It takes a lot of trust, faith and hope to fall and know that you'll be caught. I believe that you will be though, Shadow. Release and let go.

TERI REES WANG said...

I always think of that little mythological nymph named Echo, who was cursed to only her her own voice when it was repeating the last word of someone else.

The reverberation of that empty space, that you spell out so well.

Cheers!

laughingwolf said...

soft pillows are what i'd aim for...

Jinksy said...

Forget echos, start making a melody of your own, and others may join in!

connetta said...

It is so hard to trust another enough to fall and let them catch us..but a wondeful experience when it works..this poem said it perfectly.

rosaria said...

What a beautiful call.

Trish and Rob MacGregor said...

Love it that so many blogs now feature the GCP dot!

Felicitas said...

I'm not sure how well an echo can catch you... is it too late?

Just Be Real said...

Thank you dear one for your prayers.

She Writes said...

That last line got me.

SM said...

So hard to trust people sometimes..yet so easy others.
beautiful!

Noelle said...

let go and let God is what I hear in this!

HOOTIN' ANNI said...

Hello dear Shadow!

Just popping in again....Thank you for visiting with me this past week. Since I've not been around on the computer much I'm trying to stop by and visit with my blogging buddies today and sending along wishes for your upcoming week...that it be a happy one!!!

Snowbrush said...

Such beautiful words, and oh what a photograph to go with them. If perfection exists in a blog post, then this is that post.

Kaleidoscope Januarie said...

What a simple yet beautiful poem!

koolgal said...

beautiful echo :)

The17 YearOldNaive said...

Catch me when I fall..
xoxo

megharana said...

lovely fall awaited by all!! :)

Punam said...

aahh I love this one.. fallllllllll... :)

Luzia said...

Sweet bitter words and a mystic image.

Alexandre said...

It is time to follow this invisible path