9

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Susan L Daniels

In tarot
9 is completion/attainment
the ending and the beginning

Not alpha and omega
but this 9
9 meeting to pray
9 deaths

are a numerology
of loss

something uncountable
and hopefully over
because we are full of it

About Susan L Daniels

I am a firm believer that politics are personal, that faith is expressed through action, and that life is something that must be loved and lived authentically--or why bother with any of it?
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16 Responses to 9

  1. Noel Ihebuzor says:
    June 19, 2015 at 12:33 pm

    Susan, this is very touching. It prompted this gibberish from my shocked state!

    Before Nine
    next time
    I will mutter Fine
    and refuse to pine
    nor whine even when
    within wilts from pain

    No, I shall learn to speak
    my pain and my shame
    and write Nine anew
    its stomach on its head
    carried by a tiny leg
    – one overloaded straight line

  2. readinpleasure says:
    June 19, 2015 at 12:38 pm

    So sad and senseless.

  3. Alice Keys says:
    June 19, 2015 at 1:36 pm

    Susan,
    It’s good to see a poem from you. I hope you and yours are well and happy. I enjoyed your Tarot poem. It gives me a better understanding of the nine cards.
    Alice

  4. Noel Ihebuzor says:
    June 19, 2015 at 3:25 pm

    Reblogged this on visionvoiceandviews and commented:
    The Charleston shooting reminds us painfully of the savage that lurks within us….so sad, so shameful.

  5. johnnycrabcakes says:
    June 20, 2015 at 1:49 am

    Lovelovelove the multiple layers of meaning in that last phrase. We are so full of so many things.

  6. lizrs says:
    July 13, 2015 at 3:22 am

    You hit the nail on the head. Good, very good. And appreciated.

  7. shrinksarentcheap says:
    August 25, 2015 at 4:12 pm

    Oh. I’ve missed you. My fault.

  8. BroadBlogs says:
    September 27, 2015 at 3:59 pm

    Such as sad event. So thoughtfully rendered.

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