Search for the Sould
 

Just a quick explanation of the subject of this poem, it's about Leonardo da Vinci and his desire to find the location of the soul in the body in relation to my own religious search. When I left Christianity and found myself searching for some kind of religious identity that could fit me I remebered learning of Leonardo's spiritual search.


Search for the Soul

Leonardo where are you now?
Your business isn’t done,
You left the soul unfound.
I’m searching now,
Come help me now.

Leonardo where do you haunt?
Your business isn’t done.
Where can it be found?
Which organ in my mortal body does it inhabit?
What is its form and color,
Which you never captured with brush and paint?
Where in this broken universe does it go?

Leonardo where do you haunt?
All of these questions unanswered.
For someone so significant,
To leave such a quest unfinished,
It is a crime most unforgivable.

Your soul must be so restless now,
It could not be found in life,
Perhaps it is lost even in death?

Oh...I'm so sorry for the typo in the title of the post...that looks very stupid.

Definitely a nice poem. I like it.

Glad you like it Corpsey...I don't write as often as I'd like, so I'm generally wary of sharing what I write when I do. This post is really bugging me though...I have such a big pet peave about typos, so having one in the title of the post especially bugs me.

Nobody is perfect. Just wondering, what do you consider as the "Soul"? seeing as it appears to be the main theme of the poem.

Really nice Mariner. Was this poem a spontaneous one? I mean have you just thought about it while you're logged in?

Of all, why papa Leo? huhh..

Thank you Jethro I'm glad you enjoyed it. No, I wrote it in my journal a few weeks ago.

The "soul"? Hm, well I don't see how I can have much of an opinion on what it is since it can not be seen. This poem mainly reflects my uncetainty in regards to spiritual things. To me religion is a search with no end. I don't have a personal opinion on what the soul is, but my mind continues to wonder about it.