Comments : The Balance of the Heart, Soul & Mind

  • 14 years ago

    by Lady Nik

    Somewhere among the yin and the yang
    Order came from chaos in the big bang

    *That was my favorite part. I love your style. This is such a well writtemn poem. I love the imagery and the flow is amazing as well. Nice work. Shanik*

  • 14 years ago

    by kelleyana

    This is absolutely one of the best poem i've red so far. The words left me thinking. ..

    "For many years I have searched to find
    The Balance of the Heart, Soul & Mind
    Between depressing darkness and light
    Enjoying the morning after the night"

    I think so many of us search to find the balance of the heart, soul and mind. Most time we found it through meditation, while there are those like myself who's still searching. Very well done, 5/5, kel.

  • 14 years ago

    by FlawlesslyTarnished

    I really like the way you wrote the poem. And I liked the opposites you gave in the beginning, emphasizing the balance. An amazing write.. I really liked the ending too. I was hooked from the beginning, and the ending was just.. unexpected. Well, for me, it was anyway. Great write, great read. 5/5. (:

  • 14 years ago

    by Michael D Nalley

    Thank you all this title is very dear to me for obvious reasons

  • 14 years ago

    by Dark Savior

    It's not often that I can say this but this poem is perfect the way it is I personally wouldn't change a thing. I loved the imagery about day to night it was perfect

    I think the poem is about society searching for answers but I wouldn't quote me on that one. I could say how this or that could be used to change to make it better but honestly I think it's perfect the way it is. It's a poem that sort of makes you think. The tiny little imperfections really give it more character like it was made by someone just like me(or anyone else who reads it)

    5/5

  • 14 years ago

    by jojo

    Oo...i like this poem. its very different from the others i have read. i really like the line:

    Somewhere among the yin and the yang
    Order came from chaos in the big bang

    however, it isn't the smoothest when you read it out loud. maybe thts just me. haha. it was really good though! keep writing.!

  • 14 years ago

    by xXxemzxXx

    Love this poem it is absolutely amazing the way it is worded, the imagery and the unique topic of the poem as well 5/5 a job well done :)

  • 14 years ago

    by Lonely Rider

    "We may look inside, or we may look above
    We won't find anything more divine than love "

    ^^ so true... and the ending is so beautifully penned... its like softly the realization has dawned that love is what keeps the balance...

    wonderful write... loved the flow...

  • 14 years ago

    by Nicko

    Michael the clubs most prolific poet and most active member....to critique a writer or poem you have to be pretty well versed in and have an understanding of poetry and the different styles etc, something I profess not to be. My approach is somewhat more blatant, more confined to yes I like it, no I don't, which I don't think is a bad approach as it fits me, but more often than not covers my inadequacies and why I'm happier commenting on free verse poems....phew that aside

    Most of your poems I've read, rhyme aabb and you seem to have made an art of it. Is this what you adhere to, the formula you use? One also can't help notice the religious theme that permeates most of your poems, which is obviously an important aspect of who you are....no criticism here!

    Re your poem The Balance of the Heart, Soul & Mind
    Is the most powerful aspect of a poem the message? If that's the case then you achieved it with this poem culminating in the last few lines, which is not confined to the religious aspect of the divine, though I'm not suggesting that was your intention.

    "We may look inside, or we may look above
    We won't find anything more divine than love"

    The rhyme works beautifully too powerfully end this poem.

    I also liked the lines

    "Somewhere among the yin and the yang
    Order came from chaos in the big bang"

    You are appealing to all accepting the possibility of others beliefs in your line

    "Whether seed have evolved, or have been sowed"

    Although I seem to shy away from this style of rhyming poem for some reason (may have to revisit) this works bloody well

    Cheerz Nick

  • 14 years ago

    by East Poetry

    Wow me and you share a love for the depth of the universe. I to agree that the one true driving force of the universe is LOVE. And not just because its seems fluffy or good. But in a scientific way it truly is Is love. My personal theory's tell me that everything in existence could collapse into one finite point or singularity. And the feeling love derived from thought would win out the day.
    As I read through some of you poems, I am grateful to see that there are other out there that think deep like I do. I think its a gift. And that our souls share an important purpose to the world and existence. So stay strong, dont fret about getting into heaven. Choose the right and thank god regularly for dieing for your sins. excellent poem. EXCELLENT POEM. Its something I would write.