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His Majesty Accident

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Accidental meetings,

accidental greetings,

accidental walks,

accidental talks,

accidental questions,

accidental answers..

But…suddenly…

What has happened?

Meetings, greetings,

walks and talks,

questions and answers

stopped being accidental.

Life has become sentimental.

Love has rushed into the circle

and quickly closed it.

Sleepless nights appeared,

calmness disappeared.

“I love you” instead of “hi”,

a wish to inspire,

a stream of desire,

a heart is on fire,

a wish to fly.

His Majesty Accident governs the Land,

playing games which were not planned.

It sometimes gives us another chance:

to live, to love, to be happy and dance.

It sometimes goes up, sometimes down,

it sometimes gives us a crown.

Everyone waits for an accident,

everyone wishes the happy end.

 

Larisa R ( Odessa, Ukraine)

love

◄ Feelings Have No Age

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Thu 26th Aug 2010 10:35

So - Accident in this poem is defined as cause and effect, while Chance links more closely to Fate (Inevitability), which point you did not pursue in the poem. In fact, you carefully avoided it. Therefore, your last sentence below is a conundrum. Yes? No?

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Larisa Rzhepishevska

Wed 25th Aug 2010 18:21

You are quite right, Cynthia! Accident is another name for a pure chance. But! In this poem I prefer to use "accident". It is really a good synonym, but....chance is a chance and accident is an accident. Anything can happen by chance, but...an accident can turn the whole life upside down. I've met with them so many times.It is considered that an accident hides the inevitability.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Tue 24th Aug 2010 18:45

Is this Majesty Accident another name for Pure Chance? If so, it is a good synonym. I enjoy the idea: Nothing is chance - a concept to think about. As is this philosophy, equally intriguing - Everything is chance.

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Bernadette Herbertson

Mon 23rd Aug 2010 23:42

very good poem larisa and i just love the picture ! lv bernadette x

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