Irony
Unbound
As
the card is the devil
Whose
rule
Spans
through
The
day Christ was born
Driven
by ambition
A
world of education
Streams
forth
As
a product of ones
Discipline
You
feel the responsibility
To
yourself
To
others
To
be the best your potential sees
Yet
not to abuse the path
You’re
driven by your goals
But
not for risk of future’s looking back
A
gambler best not wager against
The
Capricorn on quest
The
scales of justice shine
Yet
reflect up off the Goats
Able
chest
The
dogged persistence
Is
their charm
The
amulet that orders day
And
outlines each the other
A
serious demeanor
(to those unknowing)
A
wicked humor
(to those who know)
Able
to wield power
In
such the way
Where
inert loneliness
Falls
aside
YET ONE
ANOTHER IS IN NEED
WHEN ILL
WILL APPEARS SUCCEED
STAND BACK
CAPRICORN CANNOT
FOR
INJUSTICE NAUSEATES THEM FAST
AND TO RIGHT
THE SCALES THEY MUST AMEND
Despite a drive like non-other
Side effects may purge the stable
A mean spirit may inch through
A cloud of dissatisfaction may often blow
As the chords of confidence fray
Along the driven path they pave
Until the mountain peak they’ve made
Insight
as unwelcomed gift
Bears
witness to the pain it forms
For
vision truly can
Instill
a dark price
A
price the just must pay
Dependable
is the shadow of
The
honest lover,
Comfortable
to those—
it knows only affection for,
to
which there is nothing
they
would not do,
to
protect their sacred
object
of view
Solid
fulfillment of the connective need
Is
a requirement they must make
Yet
deliberation may postpone their heart
Until
the partner waits longer naught
They
may cast an air of silent yet strong
But
attention they need
As
they feed
Off
helping those who seek their advice
Fresh air
Daylight
Sound
Music found
Each note becomes
The passion
Of
The Capricorn
For harmony
They
Can’t
Live without.
I guess if any annoy me this one would the most, just because it is pretty much winter's ghost. Starting as winter dawns and loving those oh so snowy lawns. So if that is harmony they can keep that, not at all liked by the cat. But I still will not bet on their quest, as they can surely get through winters test. Although too much ambition may not be good, get blindsided by a snow plow they could and that ends my little diddy hopefully I didn't offend that old Capricorn bitty, as I hear she can be mean and cause quite the scene..haha
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful installment in the series. I have three close Capricorn friends and some of this rings too true, especially the preoccupation with justice. I like the combination of irony and unbound, it's a great introduction that sets the tone so well. 'Where inert loneliness/Falls aside' struck me as did 'Insight as unwelcomed gift/Bears witness to the pain it forms'. As a side note what kind of woman doesn't love poetry?
ReplyDeletewhile a leo i may have a bit of capricorn as i feel the same regarding injustice...i dunno i might get along just fine with them...smiles...
ReplyDeleteI had this impression that capricorns are stubborn and overly determined at times to have things their way and refuse to bend or compromise. Perhaps they do it to keep the harmony they want so much as suggested in this poem. I don't know many capricorns, have worked with one and that didn't go well...
ReplyDeleteHey Pat! I'm a Capricorn biddy! :) And I must say, dear Fred...I love your take much better than any of the astrology reports I've been suckered into! :) LOVED this!!!
ReplyDeleteVery cool write. You definitely nailed Capricorn.
ReplyDeleteThanks, glad you all enjoyed the piece. Just so everyone knows, I'm not coming up with all the traits myself. I hope I didn't give that impression. God that would take way more time analyzing and so forth. What I do is I have a whole bunch of astrology resources, mainly 2 books though and just see what's there to make a collage. Really glad you all enjoyed it, and Tash, really love your comment, when I hear from someone in the individual sign, it really helps me out to see how I'm doing. Really glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteIn reading through all these signs I've noticed there is a lot of traits within each that others share as well. Thanks for pointing this really important notion out Brian, it really was so obvious as far as human nature goes, but sometimes things like that are invisible, especially to me:) Totally went over my head through the research so far but totally true.
And finally the thing I'm finding to be the most strange so far is how dead on many of the ideas in these books are about each sign, I know that was the case for my own. It's amazing how these traits just seem to be universal in some respect to each sign member. Which growing up I was always taught, "oh no astrology is evil and so forth" I just find it really fascinating. Glad you're all enjoying the series so far.
Don't know when I'll get to the next one, hopefully one a week happens that would be good I think. Anyhow, thanks again.