Drink the dawn

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Sue Vincent

 

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Society demands we do our best

Striving, trying for the common goal:

The home, the car, the holiday.

Squeezing ourselves into a mould

Shaped by the grey people,

The tax collectors,

The nine to fivers

Caught by fear of failure

In a web of convention.

That is their safety net

Seeking justification

For their insecurities

In the reflection

Of our compliance.

I want to do my worst

To give life all I’ve got

To break the rules,

Twisting them and making sausage dogs

Of their inflated importance…

A Fool with a balloon.

To dive into sunsets

And drink the dawn

From an empty cup,

Laughing in the morning.

Will you join me in a sunrise?

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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23 Responses to Drink the dawn

  1. Sadje's avatar Sadje says:
    June 19, 2019 at 07:23

    Well said!

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  2. Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes's avatar jenanita01 says:
    June 19, 2019 at 07:43

    I would love to, Sue… and I’ll bring balloons!

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  3. Suzanne's avatar Suzanne says:
    June 19, 2019 at 10:23

    Brilliant!

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  4. beth's avatar ksbeth says:
    June 19, 2019 at 12:02

    I so love this, sue –

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  5. Alethea Kehas's avatar Alethea Kehas says:
    June 19, 2019 at 13:55

    You know I would!

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  7. willowdot21's avatar willowdot21 says:
    June 19, 2019 at 14:54

    Oh! I like this poem Sue 💜 I will have to read more.

    https://youtu.be/3o_20PtFnvY

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  8. joylennick's avatar joylennick says:
    June 19, 2019 at 21:32

    Well said…. let’s rebel! Hugs x

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  10. Widdershins's avatar Widdershins says:
    June 20, 2019 at 06:59

    Mmmmmaybe not a sunrise, 😀 but a sunset? Most assuredly.

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