Poem For Adrian Paul

[luckyD]

May 29, 2009

"A CHARACTER" BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

I MARVEL HOW NATURE COULD EVER FIND SPACE
FOR SO MANY STRANGE CONTRASTS IN ONE HUMAN FACE:
THERE'S THOUGHTS AND NO THOUGHT, AND THERE'S PALENESS AND BLOOM
AND BUSTLE AND SLUGGISHNESS, PLEASURE, AND GLOOM.

THERE'S WEAKNESS, AND STRENGTH BOTH REDUNDANT AND VAIN;
SUCH STRENGTH AS, IF EVER AFFLICTION AND PAIN
COULD PIERCE THROUGH A TEMPER THAT'S SOFT TO DISEASE,
WOULD BE RATIONAL PEACE -- A PHILOSPHER'S EASE.

THERE'S INDIFFERENCE, ALIKE WHEN HE FAILS OR SUCCEEDS
AND ATTENTION FULL TEN TIMES AS MUCH AS HE NEEDS;
PRIDE WHERE THERE'S NO ENVY, THERE'S SO MUCH OF JOY;
AND MILDNESS, AND SPIRIT BOTH FORWARD AND COY.

THERE'S FREEDOM, AND SOMETIMES A DIFFERENT STARE
OF SHAME SCARCELY SEEMING TO KNOW THAT'S SHE'S THERE,
THERE'S VIRTUE, THE TITLE IT SURELY MAY CLAIM,
YET WANTS HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT TO BE WORTHY THE NAME.

THIS PICTURE FROM NATURE MAY SEEM TO DEPART,
YET THE MAN WOULD AT ONCE RUN AWAY WITH YOUR HEART;
AND I FOR FIVE CENTURIES RIGHT GLADLY WOULD BE
SUCH AN ODD SUCH A KIND HAPPY CREATURE AS HE.

DEDICATED TO A FANTASTIC ACTOR, ADRIAN PAUL AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY

luckyD
PEACE TO ADRIAN
COLORADO, U.S.A.

[Tessa]

That's very cool LuckyD and it is appropriate for Adrian in many ways. :) I can see why you thought so. :)

[luckyD]

Tessa:

Thanks, I'm glad you noticed it too.

luckyD
PEACE TO ADRIAN
Colorado, USA

[brilliant!MacLeod]

Hey,LuckyD,this was great!!:D


I found something else.Marianne Williamson must have had Adrian in mind when she wrote this:

"WE ARE ALL MEANT TO SHINE;LIKE CHILDREN DO.
...AND AS WE LET OUR OWN LIGHT SHINE,WE UNCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHER PEOPLE PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME"
(From: A Return To Love)

That´s what he does to us I think.
:)So let´s say thank you for letting us shine!!!:)