"When I look at the sea,
there well Sometimes into my mind
Deep thoughts too dear to tell
In words too hard to find,
I stand on the shore and stare,
But the deeps that are the sea
Speak not of deeps out there,
But of the deeps in me.
Then the sea may break on my ear
And tumble and toss in my eyes,
But the deeps I see and hear
Did not on this shore rise"
- James Dillet Freeman, His poem 'By The Sea'
........the deeps......
I meant to talk about this a few days ago but I got caught up in a bit of harmless frivolity. It's sorta a little button I press every now and then to release a bit of steam, build up of the stress and pressures associated with the realization of a life well wasted. But it's all good. The letting go has happened, the past is still haunting but in it's rightful place behind me, and my STEPS are drawing me closer to the place I NEED to be. It's nearly 'SONG' time and the big exposure will begin.
James Dillet Freeman (1912 - 2003) is my favorite writer. His poems are just something else. Hauntingly passionate, deep, meaningful verse on subjects that matter to us as we proceed down our life's path.
His poem "I Am There" is his most famous work, and it deserves to be. He has many other famous poems. My favorite is the poem I gave you all a few days ago "Following My Heart". It talks of the unused talent in us all and he says "Something affirms that I am meant for more, and so I have to see if somehow I can fly" and "Whatever now I seem to be, yet more is to be found in me". That verse very simply summarizes the Journey that I am on.
Of course James has many other famous poems. His poem 'The Traveller" has been recited at more than a million funerals. Tomorrow I will explain the significance of the verse and share the poem with you.
James also has the distinction of being the only writer in history to have two of his famous works taken to the moon (on microfilm). Buzz Aldrin took James 'Prayer Of Protection' to the moon on the historic moon walk flight, and Colonel B. Irwin took the 1947 poem "I Am There" to the moon on Apollo 15. He left a copy on the moon's surface. How cooool an honor is that, huh?
James Dillet Freeman (1912 - 2003) is my favorite writer. His poems are just something else. Hauntingly passionate, deep, meaningful verse on subjects that matter to us as we proceed down our life's path.
His poem "I Am There" is his most famous work, and it deserves to be. He has many other famous poems. My favorite is the poem I gave you all a few days ago "Following My Heart". It talks of the unused talent in us all and he says "Something affirms that I am meant for more, and so I have to see if somehow I can fly" and "Whatever now I seem to be, yet more is to be found in me". That verse very simply summarizes the Journey that I am on.
Of course James has many other famous poems. His poem 'The Traveller" has been recited at more than a million funerals. Tomorrow I will explain the significance of the verse and share the poem with you.
James also has the distinction of being the only writer in history to have two of his famous works taken to the moon (on microfilm). Buzz Aldrin took James 'Prayer Of Protection' to the moon on the historic moon walk flight, and Colonel B. Irwin took the 1947 poem "I Am There" to the moon on Apollo 15. He left a copy on the moon's surface. How cooool an honor is that, huh?
....The ultimate in CREATIVITY....
The poem above "By The Sea" is also a very important bit of verse in my life. After living on the streets for a while, including in rubbish bins (big commercial ones!), I upgraded to the beach. This was before my residence at La Chateau Tento was secured. I have written in my book about my feelings when I slept on the beach. It was a WOW moment, probably even an epiphany. It was a moment when I actually opened my eyes and could SEE. A life defining moment. And when you find somebody else who shares your experiences in verse, weeell, believe me when I say 'it takes my breath away'. For it is the feeling of shared experiences that makes a life Journey worthwhile. THAT is the REASON WHY...............
See , have a read of the poem above again. Read it slowly. Read every word. Then use your empathy to put yourself in my position at the time. Understand my aloneness, my desperate plight, my torture. But then read Jame's verse. I didn't know James Dillet Freeman's work at that time. Funny, you know, HE KNEW MINE! (He died in 2003)
See , have a read of the poem above again. Read it slowly. Read every word. Then use your empathy to put yourself in my position at the time. Understand my aloneness, my desperate plight, my torture. But then read Jame's verse. I didn't know James Dillet Freeman's work at that time. Funny, you know, HE KNEW MINE! (He died in 2003)
...... I had BECOME it.......
"By The Sea" isn't about going to the beach for a family day. It isn't about sun baking and swimming. It's about ME. It's about YOU. It's about the 'deeps of our minds'. In my book and in previous BLOG thingies I have spoken about my time on the beach. I opened my eyes. I could SEE. I saw the moon, and the stars. I saw the waves of the Sea breaking into shore. I could hear the majestic sound. The thunderous roar. For the first time in my life I LOOKED. And when I looked I was in wonder of the magnificence before me. The splendor of the vision which had been presented to me. The beauty of 'the deeps'. The reason for my being. For the first time I could SEE what was before me. For the first time in my life I could SEE........
........... BY THE SEA..........
........... BY THE SEA..........
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