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I'VE LEARNT

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I’ve learnt to understand that….

A prohibitive degree of inner freedom –

Not a caprice but a strain.

Up to the end it will remain!

 

I’ve learnt to understand that….

The tales we dream up

We write out of our own head.

And…. we should cherish that!

 

I’ve learnt to break up the rules,

So that no one should be hurt.

Using my own tools,

I would like to avoid the dirt.

 

I’ve learnt to believe that….

There are no ideal relations.

They can be sometimes  brief,

Very often with a frustration.

 

I’ve learnt to feel that….

Striving for harmony I love disharmony.

Loving in everything the truth

The lies sometimes sooth.

 

I’ve learnt to be patient,

Though not everyone knows it.

It’s better to be absent

Than to throw a stone into a shit.

 

I've learnt not to be afraid of any competition,

There is only right or wrong choice,

There is only someone's ambition,

There is only strong or weak voice.

 

I’ve learnt to understand that….

 Love can't be found where it doesn't exist,

 Love can't be hidden where it is.

 A true love you can persist.

 

  I've learnt to accept that....

I feel comfortable and relaxed,

If someone rules the most,

Only when I want it myself and it is dosed.

 

I've learnt not to argue

And ...not to fall in love.

 

©Larisa Rzhepishevska (Odessa, Ukraine)

The 2nd of November, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Larisa Rzhepishevska

Tue 10th Jan 2012 21:24

'Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.'

Robert Frost

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Larisa Rzhepishevska

Thu 3rd Nov 2011 12:57

Thank you my dear friends for your comments. I've made some changes. So, please, do me a favor and tell me what you think about them.

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John Coopey

Thu 3rd Nov 2011 09:44

Sorry Larisa - spelled your name wrong!

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John Coopey

Thu 3rd Nov 2011 09:43

Hello Larissa
I agree with Win. The stanza about love is a cracker! The first three lines are wonderful.
Have you tried non-rhyming poetry? It must be awfully difficult to write in a foreign language within the constraints of rhythm and rhyme.
I always check your work because I recognise the unique challenge it poses you.

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winston plowes

Wed 2nd Nov 2011 22:52

I’ve learnt to understand that….
Love can't be found where it doesn't exist,
Love can't be hidden where it is.
And... always has it’s own sound .

I have been pondering this part for some time... (And listening for the sound). Maybe I should be feeling its sound? Loved this section Larisa,

Win x

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Larisa Rzhepishevska

Wed 2nd Nov 2011 22:24

Thank you, dear Stella!

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Wed 2nd Nov 2011 22:21



I’ve learnt to be patient,
Though not everyone knows it.
It’s better to be absent
Than to throw a stone into a shit.


Larisa I think this so far is my favourite poem written by you..most enjoyable :-) x

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