I feel in my bones wheel of time slowing down and wonder where will it take me? I want it to speed up take me to happiness Why am I condemned to abject misery or a vacuum? I want it to go slow if I see disaster looming on the horizon I … Continue reading Waiting
does a tear drop know what it holds what it means to the one who sheds it to the one who sees it? pent-up emotions contained no more? a sham, a manipulation, a cry for help? does an expression know its social acceptability its repercussions energy it transmits to the ecosystem? Does … Continue reading Tear drop
fallen from a wing left out of a flight - dejected feathers mourn themselves I see the sadness behind bright resplendence of colors Art by Beverly Dyer https://dversepoets.com/2019/09/03/poetics-art-as-inspiration-introducing-beverly-dyer/
The inspiring piece I choose from the Poetics Challenge at https://dversepoets.com/2019/08/13/tuesday-poetics-lost-in-translation/ is Anniversary And we go on and on, neither sleeping nor awake, towards the meeting, unaware that we are already there. That the silence is perfect, and that the flesh is gone. The call still is not heard nor does the Caller reveal his … Continue reading Beyond
-optimum defined by chemistry -hot or cold determined by physics -imbalanced behavior my biology reacts -actions analysed by psychology -stay calm and still spirituality where does the locus of control lie? The real me rebels asking for recognition manmade mirrors fail the test https://dversepoets.com/2019/07/30/hot-time-in-ye-ole-pub-tonight/
movement is the theme of a train –else it is just wagons and cars hissing out steam, or electric currents running through nerves of steel it whistles, it makes forays through clouds, tunnels, forests and hills it onboards people fast , it bids them goodbye not knowing if it will be the last or will … Continue reading Movement
What is a journey without a destination? What is a journey without a planned destination? a journey made of free will a journey imposed a journey for new beginnings a journey to the end… Travel fascinates, unfailingly it is the purpose or lack of it which blows me to bits https://dversepoets.com/2019/07/23/poetics-movement/
Inspiring prose “Darkness came, full of moths and beetles. I was oppressed by the velvety emptiness of the word and swathes of soft grass. Then the fumes of the night put me to sleep” (As I walked out one Midsummer morning) Poem claustrophobic darkness not-s0-romantic a night prickly, sick dreams make me long for light … Continue reading Horrors of the night
Cover artist - Jackie Hurlbertcolors and shapes adorn my world in full bloom seeds unknown shifting links form new patterns different impacts cause unknown subconscious soil most fertile it makes real a life unknown https://dversepoets.com/2019/06/18/meet-jackie-hurlbert/
strange smells of turmeric and honey on my face make me think cosmetic fragrance has no place glistening skin of the seller promises more than a sleekly designed case raw appeal of freshness against packaged hopes with an expiry date wins hands down I choose organic beauty over a ‘fixed’ face mango leaves … Continue reading Wallet share
