Twice Born Poem by Amen Raevnsong

Twice Born

Rating: 5.0


A gentile man of vivid dreams oft app to walk at night
Followed where his feet would lead under the pale moon light
When chance he did into a grove of oak and alder trees
He spied a pool of nature's own fed by an ancient spring
There upon he cast his gaze beneath the moon so bright
And saw him something oddly fey revealed with second sight

At once belief that made him he who walked where others went
Faded in the mist of myth and planted there instead
A vision of a greater truth not seen, and yet perceived
From deep within the pool of being, liberation to receive
Reflections at the water's edge revealed his truest form
A life he's yet to realize, or a life he's lived before

For there upon this moon lit night, deep in that ancient wood
Where once there was an aging man an ageless raven stood
Twice born of myst, beneath the sky no longer bound by fear
He saw him casting off his flesh then soared into the air
He set his course by moon lit ways, a shadow taking flight
Till found he day light's brilliant rays that freed him from the night.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Who we are, and who we really are. This poem is about the shedding off of the identity affixed to us by social expectation, about outwardly becoming the person within, and finally spreading our wings to fly.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Lorraine Colon 01 October 2013

Beautiful poem. So well written. Now I'm anxious to find out who I really am!

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Christopher Thor Britt 30 September 2013

Wonderful imagery. I look forward to reading more.

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