Duality was oft known In a state that may change— For the light—thou have shown With words and motion— we re-arrange For what was written Mirrored reversed A soul—to awaken Where spirits conversed For there is only one God that’s true One by…
Tag: poetry
Books! #thepoetrymarathon #prompthourseventeen
“Books were safer than other people anyway.” Neil Gaiman So I buried myself in my books, Learning, early on, That people were sometimes poison And could damage the soul. My books became my friends In a world confused by rules Even now I find…
#16- Elephants Can Remember
They say elephants can remember, Elephants so ingenious, With their ever present gravitas, With their power reverberating. Their trunks so nifty, They pick things up like no other, Literally and figuratively, Heavy and slight. Smelling water from miles away, Hardly need a compass, Always know…
Taste #thepoetrymarathon #prompthoursixteen
It rained that night, big fat drops that sat upon my tongue as I felt the coolness surge over me. Taking me back to happier days, of swimming in the rain, making castles out of mud days of innocence.
Magic
Momentarily suspend disbelief, and separate yourself from reality. Bend your mind to see different points of view, look at life with childlike wonder, reach into your imagination, bring forth amazing fantasies. Weave stories and dreams into a collection of color, a vibrant tapestry of temporary…
Separate ways #thepoetrymarathon #prompthourfifteen
In the moonlit path we walked together “There are wild foxes here,” you said And I took a step closer Wondering if we would see them unless They saw us first and swallowed us whole. My hair caught in branches that swept low, pulling At our…
A Work of Heart
A constant moving canvas, always a masterpiece, but never quite completed, a lifetime of work that keeps building and growing. Family moments, and memories, loves lost and found, mistakes made and lessons learned, each experience another brush stroke, adding more beauty, colors intricately blending into…
The Language of Music
I replay melodies Over and over Until my mind Takes over them And memorizes keys Signatures And the elegant way It trickles like Raindrops upon a windowsill. Through my veins Stirring within me Emotions I never realized Hiding within. It scurries me away Into daydreams…
Tact or Truth?
Carefully chosen words to preserve feelings, sugarcoated truth.
#14- Little Minds
Little people running around, Chasing each other shrieking. Remember being that little, Remember the world revolving around you? Big hopes in their little minds, Imaginations vast but small at the same time. A little universe around each of them, The planets and moons forming halos….