Followers

well-crafted words sure have a way great oratory has power to sway followers are assets -she’s so proud engagement on content speaks loud Do they walk to move with her, or await a magic pill to find solutions in blue ether? journeys  can’t be static any movement can then become Pride of the attic https://dversepoets.com/2021/02/25/mtb-middles-turns/

Paradoxes

Prompt words I am the bud and the blossom, I am the late-falling leaf (Credit: The Paradox by Paul Dunbar) soul encased in fragile bodies part of the universal force A body made of elements construed to be stardust I belong to earth, yet dream of skies the mind is a bird which high-flies I … Continue reading Paradoxes

Point A to Point B

just being there gives no joy of reaching  destinations -Journey matters going  or being taken to places I don’t want  to be in… -Will matters travel  does not a journey make sounds do not make songs happenings do not a story make -Choice matters https://dversepoets.com/2021/02/22/goinggoinggone-poeming/

Somewhere in the middle

colorwash of optimism I give minds clarity highlighting the fact I’m yellow, not black contrasting hues of opinions -transparency to see beyond points of view -in a different light somewhere in the middle of spectrums I shine alone as others  take their place to my left or right https://dversepoets.com/2021/02/16/poetics-true-colours/

Magic Tree

Golden Apple Tree and Nine Peahens by Arthur Rackham from the Allies Fairy Book 1916 It was an unusual night. I smashed the past with outdated hammers, and left them behind to blame each other. I went out to the hazel wood, because a fire was in my head. I needed to build the future. … Continue reading Magic Tree

Growth

Aunt Maria is allergic Little Tim loves it I read about  nutritional value include it in recipes …. ….for life fungi represent growth you choose it or leave it… https://dversepoets.com/2021/02/09/tuesday-poetics-lets-have-fun-guys/

Quadrille 121

-eyes that lock -matching steps in a dance -similar thoughts -emotional turbulence carrying you in the same direction -raging hormones give an impression of one-ness -embracing another soul is another tale -accepting embracing  emerging versions of yourself remain the toughest stories to tell https://dversepoets.com/2021/02/08/quadrille-121-lets-embrace/

Shoulder-to-shoulder

we shared barracks, canned guavas  in sub-zero climes…. We argued on things of no consequence to pass cold nights…. We fought shoulder-to-shoulder now  he rests  on my shoulder voiceless, lifeless… his weight feels like  life  weighing  me down I’ll never look at life and death in the same way again strong, but ephemeral intense, yet … Continue reading Shoulder-to-shoulder

Soul Management

I cannot be an eagle, though I wish to fly high I am blessed with a penetrating vision that cuts through veils and layers of deception. Yet, what I see is an adversary, not a prey. Shedding feathers is painful, as the stories about eagles plucking feathers in isolation say. They rebirth and live for … Continue reading Soul Management

Ropes

they celebrate bondage, swaying to tunes condemning freedom, dancing on sand dunes notice not - slipping ground, controls shift euphoria; all’s well puppets telling stories vanish, dropped from invisible strings - their pictures float  programmed memories thought - on controlled oxygen  welcomes contamination  as new awakening seepage of venom -  never cared to know -is … Continue reading Ropes