The Love Thread

rollings · February 2016

I love this too

Celestial Love

Higher far,
Upward, into the pure realm,
Over sun or star,
Over the flickering Dæmon film,
Thou must mount for love,—
Into vision which all form
In one only form dissolves;
In a region where the wheel,
On which all beings ride,
Visibly revolves;
Where the starred eternal worm
Girds the world with bound and term;
Where unlike things are like,
When good and ill,
And joy and moan,
Melt into one.
There Past, Present, Future, shoot
Triple blossoms from one root
Substances at base divided
In their summits are united,
There the holy Essence rolls,
One through separated souls,
And the sunny Æon sleeps
Folding nature in its deeps,
And every fair and every good
Known in part or known impure
To men below,
In their archetypes endure.

The race of gods,
Or those we erring own,
Are shadows flitting up and down
In the still abodes.
The circles of that sea are laws,
Which publish and which hide the Cause.
Pray for a beam
Out of that sphere
Thee to guide and to redeem.
O what a load
Of care and toil
By lying Use bestowed,
From his shoulders falls, who sees
The true astronomy,
The period of peace!
Counsel which the ages kept,
Shall the well-born soul accept.
As the overhanging trees
Fill the lake with images,
As garment draws the garment's hem
Men their fortunes bring with them;
By right or wrong,
Lands and goods go to the strong;
Property will brutely draw
Still to the proprietor,
Silver to silver creep and wind,
And kind to kind,
Nor less the eternal poles
Of tendency distribute souls.
There need no vows to bind
Whom not each other seek but find.
They give and take no pledge or oath,
Nature is the bond of both.
No prayer persuades, no flattery fawns,
Their noble meanings are their pawns.
Plain and cold is their address,
Power have they for tenderness,
And so thoroughly is known
Each others' purpose by his own,
They can parley without meeting,
Need is none of forms of greeting,
They can well communicate
In their innermost estate;
When each the other shall avoid,
Shall each by each be most enjoyed.
Not with scarfs or perfumed gloves
Do these celebrate their loves,
Not by jewels, feasts, and savors,
Not by ribbons or by favors,
But by the sun-spark on the sea,
And the cloud-shadow on the lea,
The soothing lapse of morn to mirk,
And the cheerful round of work.
Their cords of love so public are,
They intertwine the farthest star.
The throbbing sea, the quaking earth,
Yield sympathy and signs of mirth;
Is none so high, so mean is none,
But feels and seals this union.
Even the tell Furies are appeased,
The good applaud, the lost are eased.

Love's hearts are faithful, but not fond,
Bound for the just, but not beyond;
Not glad, as the low-loving herd,
Of self in others still preferred,
But they have heartily designed
The benefit of broad mankind.
And they serve men austerely,
After their own genius, clearly,
Without a false humility;
For this is love's nobility,
Not to scatter bread and gold,
Goods and raiment bought and sold,
But to hold fast his simple sense,
And speak the speech of innocence,
And with hand, and body, and blood,
To make his bosom-counsel good:
For he that feeds men, serveth few,
He serves all, who dares be true.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

rgambs · February 2016

Emerson was the man!
Be, and not seem.

You want to talk about love, plant yourself in an expanse of crusty snow lit exquisitely by Sol's pale reflection from the waxing moon. Surrounded by billions of diamonds you can never touch, like so many tiny rainbows hiding pots of gold not meant for your hands, you will know love in your heart and it will spill out into the world. Then you will speak easily of love, as you would speak of oldest and best friend you may ever have.

g under p · February 2016

Most people look a lot better with a smile of love on their face.

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http://youtu.be/dCVJDviOuUo

I've been missing action for awhile but I'm back little by little.

Peace

hedonist · February 2016

Don't it make me

Thanks, g.

Godfather. · February 2016

whispering hands said:
That's cool Godfather!

wanna hear something really funny...everybody called her Tobey even Dr.Seuss, that wasn't her real name but still...when my son was born she said Rusty ? that's a dog's name..I replied what ever Tobey and we laughed.

Godfather.

rgambs · February 2016

There is nothing as lovely on this planet as a child's smile. Particularly a child too young to talk or pout, who has open ended thoughts and smiles with more being than they even possess. It's like a 1 year old borrows fire from everyone nearby to burn brighter than should be possible.

Godfather. · February 2016

so true.

Godfather.

OffSheGoes35 · April 2018

Bump for kce8. I think this is a positive thread. I haven't had the pleasure of reading the whole thing yet, but I look forward to it!

brianlux · April 2018

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LOVE BOAT CAPTAIN

Is this just another day, this God forgotten place?
First comes love, then comes pain let the games begin,
Questions rise and answers fall, insurmountable

Love boat captain
Take the reigns and steer us towards the clear, here
It's already been sung, but it can't be said enough
All you need is love

Is this just another phase, earthquakes making waves,
Trying to shake the cancer off, stupid human beings,
Once you hold the hand of love, it's all surmountable

Hold me, and make it the truth,
That when all is lost there will be you,
'Cause to the universe I don't mean a thing
And there's just one word I still believe
And it's love

It's an art to live with pain, mix the light into grey,
Lost nine friends we'll never know, two years ago today
And if our lives became too long, would it add to our regret?

And the young, they can lose hope 'cause they can't see beyond today,
The wisdom that the old can't give away
Hey,
Constant recoil, sometimes life
Don't leave you alone

Hold me, and make it the truth,
That when all is lost there will be you
'Cause to the universe I don't mean a thing
And there's just one word that I still believe and it's
Love, love love love love

Love boat captain take the reigns
Steer us towards the clear
I know it's already been sung, can't be said enough
Love is all you need, all you need is love,
Love, love

kce8 · April 2018

OffSheGoes35 said:

Bump for kce8. I think this is a positive thread. I haven't had the pleasure of reading the whole thing yet, but I look forward to it!

Thanx for this OffSheGoes! :hug:

"Love sometimes comes like a dream and leaves like a nightmare."
Decide to forgive... and look forward.

Let the positive words come again.

OffSheGoes35 · April 2018

kce8 said:

OffSheGoes35 said:

Bump for kce8. I think this is a positive thread. I haven't had the pleasure of reading the whole thing yet, but I look forward to it!

Thanx for this OffSheGoes! :hug:

"Love sometimes comes like a dream and leaves like a nightmare."
Decide to forgive... and look forward.

Let the positive words come again.

You're welcome!! :hug:

Like rgambs said, I hope this thread sticks around! Some really beautiful posts here.

OffSheGoes35 · April 2018

You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
-Thich Nhat Hanh

hedonist · April 2018

Nice bump, OSG.

I dare anyone to NOT smile at this. Always loved the song and its message, but in this form? Makes me say fuck you to those who poo-poo on hope. Some trees may be assholes, but the forest is beautiful and growing.

L'chaim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g4UWvcZn5U

brianlux · April 2018

hedonist said:

Nice bump, OSG.

I dare anyone to NOT smile at this. Always loved the song and its message, but in this form? Makes me say fuck you to those who poo-poo on hope. Some trees may be assholes, but the forest is beautiful and growing.

L'chaim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g4UWvcZn5U

Sweet!