If I Should Lose My Soul Poem by Cheryl Lynn Moyer Peele

If I Should Lose My Soul

Rating: 5.0


Will music fall flat
upon my ears? Could
the sun rising become
only the day's light?
Is my laughter then
only an empty sound?

If I should lose my soul,

might I forget to forgive?
Would I still practice in joy
that which could just be done?
Would I care if you cry?

If I should lose my soul,

would I bargain to live
one more minute
without human love?
Seeing my reflection
in a rodent's eyes

and in the flick of a
serpent's tail?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Roger Cornish 09 November 2008

Great imagery here.... 'Seeing my reflection in a rodent's eyes and in the flick of a serpent's tail? ' A 10.

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Sulaiman Mohd Yusof 11 November 2008

I love the words' in the flick of a serpent's tail? ' It shows the maturity in your writing.good job Cheryl.

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Miriam Maia Padua 09 January 2009

dignified piece...mature questions arising....an awakening..touching... .makes me reflect on the thoughts...and... examines my soul on the meaning of my existence here on earth.... ...to have my soul or to lost it..or bargain it...definitely would not......with God's guidance..........10++++++++

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Sarah Abdullah 14 December 2008

Capturing Love how the questions are represented here forces the reader to think and reread over and over

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Tsira Goge 07 December 2008

Strong poems and... Very elegantly.... I have seen here a tail snake very seductively... And infinite love to a life... Cheryl, from my 10.... Warmest regards, Tsira

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Greenwolfe 1962 06 December 2008

A very interesting piece. Very interesting. Don't know what to make of it. Can't decide. GW62

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Sylvia Feeley 17 November 2008

Thought provoking questions you ask in this write. These lines were the ones that had caused me to stop and think when I read them. might I forget to forgive? Would I still practice in joy that which could just be done? Would I care if you cry? There are many other questions that I could add to the ones you have asked, ones that I do not voice because I am not sure I want to know the answers. Thank you for making me think. Excellent work.

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