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Benjamin Brantley 1984 (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

In my romantic dream she comes to me.
The herald of our long-awaited bliss,
A nightingale, sings sweetly from a tree.
Under the stars and moon-glow we both kiss.

As holy angels from above watch o’er
The hedge of night does make way for the dawn.
She wakes within my warm bosom’s enclosure.
As taking rest upon my heart thereon.

Yet with the signal of the morning light,
When we are brought to an enchanted state,
The world unrolls like a scroll in our sight.
Wherefore, we are blessed by the hand of fate.

Methinks this vision is of heaven’s will;
A wish God is most gladdened to fulfill.

About this poem

After many nights of lonesome dreaming, I begin to realize that God placed within our very nature, the desire to bond with our destined partner. For some this quest is not embarked upon, yet, as for others, it is hoped for with readiness.

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Written on January 21, 2024

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Benjamin Brantley

Having traveled to the UK, & Germany, whilst also being brought up in the USA, this poet retains a great enjoyment of biblical study, and the romantic arts. more…

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  • eileenl.23899
    All I Truly Know

    I am nothing if not myself.

    I do not need bits and pieces of others

    To make me whole.

    I do not seek love, but yet I find

    It all around me.

    I am as far from perfect as the earth

    Is from the moon,

    But yet I see perfection,

    In the seas fury, the winds power,

    The sweetness of a summer's day,

    And the frostiness of winter.

    I am a dreamer, for dreaming keeps me sane.

    I do not look for God for God is everywhere,

    In all, and yet in nothing.

    The greatest gift I've ever received

    Or given, is friendship,

    For it is not clouded by loves passion.

    The greatest life I've ever known

    Is mine, it is the only one I truly know,

    The only one I can control.

    The greatest life I've ever lived is this,

    For if indeed there were

    Or will be others,

    They remain as foreign as the farthest star.

    I am a giver, a taker, and a traveler.

    Not knowing where my journey began

    Or when it will end.

    This is all I truly know.

    By; Eileen-Locke Biggs@ 2000
     
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