I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but he who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses.
–Friederich Nietzsche
I am a cloud, and a siege of tornadoes: but he who is not afraid of my swirl, will find banks of rainbows beneath my grey.
I am a gale, and the yearn to push boats ahaven: but he who is not afraid of my blow, will fly with the skylarks.
I am a sea, and a green of waves: but he who is not afraid of my abyss, will swim away with the mermaids.
I am the night, and the thrill of dark dreams: but he who is not afraid of my nightmares, will fall asleep with the daffodils.
Delightful in it’s wording, bold in it’s imagination. Great poem, well done!
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Thank you for your beautiful words!
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You are most welcome.
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Omg. This is beautiful, Lulia.
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Thank you, dear Yassy!
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Welcome my dear
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🙂 ❤
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Sharing on twitter
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Thank you! ❤
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😘🤗
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Lovely Iulia and brave, emulating Nietzsche. A lesson in your beautiful poem for us all.
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Thank you! I so liked this quote that I couldn’t stand keeping silent thoughts 🙂 xxx
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Splendid.
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Thank you!
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Simply beautiful
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Thank you!
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Inspiring words
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Thank you!
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This is wonderful!
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Thank you!
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Wow.
This is excellent.
I love how you take Nietzsche’s thought on forests and then combine his insights with other natural elements in similar expressions.
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Thank you for your beautiful words! 💙
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Amazing regards from Uruguay
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Thank you very much! Amazing and belated (sorry) regards from Romania.
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This is lovely! 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
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It’s my pleasure. 🙂
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I remember talking with a young woman about Nietzsche when an undergrad. She reminded me that N. didn’t think much about women!
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Thank you, Michael! She was right, and I am right, his words are powerful. Women are always right 🙂
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lol… glad you can take the good and forget the rest. N. was a powerful thinker in some respects. Prefigured Foucault in some ways. If I remember right, Foucault said he was more influenced by Nietzsche than by Sartre. Something like that… 🙂
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Well, I never judge, maybe they have a reason for thinking so. Anyway, I read all his works in high school. I was very lucky to have a friend who had an impressive library including all the ‘philosophers’ in first editions, so I had where to choose from. As our early years shape our later ideas, I must admit I am still under his spell. The next spellbound belongs to Camus…
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Reblogged this on A Global Divergent Literary Collective.
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Reblogged this on erichmichaels and commented:
I am a forest by lulia Halatz at blogdecompanie. Fortune is on the other side of fear. This poem is a treasure!
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Thank you very much! I am humbled by your beautiful words.
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Gorgeous poetry. Even Nietsche would be impressed!
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Thank you!!!
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