{"id":2671,"date":"2014-06-09T14:07:47","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T14:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2015-11-14T20:37:36","modified_gmt":"2015-11-14T20:37:36","slug":"graced-poem-scott-hastie-audio-video-mathew-toffollo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/graced-poem-scott-hastie-audio-video-mathew-toffollo\/","title":{"rendered":"Graced. Poem. Scott Hastie  (Audio Video Mathew Toffollo)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"POETRY READING: GRACED, by Scott Hastie\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rFwYkCNlOaI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Graced with the chance to be here,<\/p>\n<p>Even if only fleetingly,<\/p>\n<p>Embrace whatever comes your way<\/p>\n<p>And, in so doing,<\/p>\n<p>However enchanting<\/p>\n<p>Any treasures you uncover<\/p>\n<p>Might be,<\/p>\n<p>Their loss should never be your concern.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn this matter<\/p>\n<p>Make your heart your queen<\/p>\n<p>And follow her as faithfully<\/p>\n<p>And bravely as you are able,<\/p>\n<p>Just as swelling fruit<\/p>\n<p>Hurries towards its own sweetness,<\/p>\n<p>Shine whilst you can,<\/p>\n<p>Without fear,<\/p>\n<p>For nothing is as inevitable<\/p>\n<p>As it seems here.<\/p>\n<p>No, not even the fissures<\/p>\n<p>Of loss and decay<\/p>\n<p>We are oft led to expect<\/p>\n<p>In this temporal world.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nFor whilst we fuss and fudge<\/p>\n<p>The lines we are given,<\/p>\n<p>Above, below and all around us,<\/p>\n<p>Lingers the energy of countless others<\/p>\n<p>Who already know for sure<\/p>\n<p>That, just as it was long, long ago,<\/p>\n<p>When they first found themselves<\/p>\n<p>Enraptured,<\/p>\n<p>So it is for them, again and again\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And now with only a dark empty hollow,<\/p>\n<p>A feeble space of earth left in between.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nSuch is true joy\u2019s absolute certainty,<\/p>\n<p>Its slow lit fuse that burns holes<\/p>\n<p>In the shabby shroud of death forever.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Scott-Hastie-Poet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Scott-Hastie-Poet-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Hastie Poet\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Scott-Hastie-Poet-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Scott-Hastie-Poet-136x150.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Scott-Hastie-Poet-400x440.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Scott-Hastie-Poet.jpg 732w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nScott Hastie is a successful British born poet and writer, who has been has been commercially published in the UK for over twenty years now. He currently has seven titles in print, including a novel and three collections of poetry. In recent years, the spiritual tone in his maturing poetic voice is starting to draw increasing acclaim from a worldwide audience, especially in the U.S. India &#038; the Middle East.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nScheduled for global release, in both e &#038; print editions this September, Angel Voices which includes featured poem \u2018Graced\u201d is by far his most substantial collection of poetry to date, featuring over 40 brand new poems never before seen, either in print or on the net. This title builds much more on the mature poetic voice that first began to emerge in Scott\u2019s previous title Meditations and also features ALL readers recent favourites, as showcased on his popular website. For much more info, some spectacular advance reviews for Angel Voices , , as well as pre-pub order options , also go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotthastie.com\">www.scotthastie.com<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nOther links:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nOfficial twitter account: @scotthastiepoet<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nFacebook fan page:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scotthastiespiritpoet &nbsp;\">www.facebook.com\/scotthastiespiritpoet&nbsp;<\/a><br \/>\nWikipedia: http:\/\/<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scott_Hastie\">en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scott_Hastie<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"mailto:robin@artvilla.com\">robin@artvilla.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PoetryLifeTimes\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/PoetryLifeTimes<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-share-icons\" data-lg-action=\"show\" data-sm-action=\"show\" data-sm-width=\"768\"><h3>Share and Enjoy !<\/h3><div class=\"wpsr-si-inner\"><div class=\"wpsr-counter wpsrc-sz-40px\" style=\"color:#000\"><span class=\"scount\" data-wpsrs=\"\" data-wpsrs-svcs=\"pinterest,print,pdf,twitter\"><i class=\"fa fa-share-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><small class=\"stext\">Shares<\/small><\/div><div class=\"socializer sr-popup sr-count-1 sr-40px sr-pad\"><span class=\"sr-pinterest\"><a data-pin-custom=\"true\" data-id=\"pinterest\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=&amp;media=&amp;description=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Submit this to Pinterest\"><i class=\"fab fa-pinterest\"><\/i><span class=\"ctext\" data-wpsrs=\"\" data-wpsrs-svcs=\"pinterest\"><\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-print\"><a data-id=\"print\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.printfriendly.com\/print?url=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Print this article \"><i class=\"fa fa-print\"><\/i><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-pdf\"><a data-id=\"pdf\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.printfriendly.com\/print?url=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Convert to PDF\"><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf\"><\/i><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-twitter\"><a data-id=\"twitter\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%20-%20%20\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tweet this !\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-share-menu\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More share links\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\" data-metadata=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;excerpt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;short-url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;rss-url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.artvilla.com\\\/plt\\\/feed\\\/&quot;,&quot;comments-section&quot;:&quot;comments&quot;,&quot;raw-url&quot;:null,&quot;twitter-username&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;fb-app-id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;fb-app-secret&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-share-icons\" data-lg-action=\"show\" data-sm-action=\"show\" data-sm-width=\"768\"><div class=\"wpsr-si-inner\"><div class=\"socializer sr-popup sr-32px sr-pad\"><span class=\"sr-facebook\"><a data-id=\"facebook\" style=\"background-color:#1e73be;color:#8224e3;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share this on Facebook\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"sr-share-menu\"><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More share links\" style=\"background-color:#1e73be;color:#8224e3;\" data-metadata=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;excerpt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;short-url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;rss-url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.artvilla.com\\\/plt\\\/feed\\\/&quot;,&quot;comments-section&quot;:&quot;comments&quot;,&quot;raw-url&quot;:null,&quot;twitter-username&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;fb-app-id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;fb-app-secret&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Graced with the chance to be here, Even if only fleetingly, Embrace whatever comes your way And, in so doing, However enchanting Any treasures you uncover Might be, Their loss should never be your concern. &nbsp; &nbsp; In this matter Make your heart your queen And follow her as faithfully And bravely as &#8230; <a title=\"Graced. 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