Perfectly captured-
Of my soul:
The thoughts and dreams
I suddenly rediscover
Within my heart and mind-
While I am here at rest,
At the end of this winter's day...
Yet I will not quickly arise-
And compose an essay:
It's not negligence...
It's simply that this feeling-
I know,
Is far better in the substance
Of verse,
Than prose:
Call it poetic common sense.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
"Echoes"
Insignificance-
Astronomer royal-
Moon-gazing,
Who might have read
Keats' "When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be":
A refugee from a trance.
Insignificance-
Yet no doubt,
For a poet probably-
As to where eternity might be:
Like an aerialist-
Who has remained
Above the clouds,
And so has not-
Descended into tragedy.
Astronomer royal-
Moon-gazing,
Who might have read
Keats' "When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be":
A refugee from a trance.
Insignificance-
Yet no doubt,
For a poet probably-
As to where eternity might be:
Like an aerialist-
Who has remained
Above the clouds,
And so has not-
Descended into tragedy.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
"Routinely- (Western Diplomat)"
Routinely-
Western diplomat-
Cat in a hat-
Business as usual-
Illustrative of-
Not exactly love:
"Mars Attacks!"
The international community,
And what remains to be seen:
Apparently-
Can you say, "Guerrilla Insurgency"-
Played upon like a laser beam?
For you must realize,
To realize anything at all-
That nothing is as it appears,
Let alone seems...
But ask yourself:
"How can it be any other way?"
What with so much routinely-
Western diplomat stalking-
And the same old
Cat in the hat
Doing all the talking-
Upon the grass they go walking-
(And well, you know, many other things like that....)
Western diplomat-
Cat in a hat-
Business as usual-
Illustrative of-
Not exactly love:
"Mars Attacks!"
The international community,
And what remains to be seen:
Apparently-
Can you say, "Guerrilla Insurgency"-
Played upon like a laser beam?
For you must realize,
To realize anything at all-
That nothing is as it appears,
Let alone seems...
But ask yourself:
"How can it be any other way?"
What with so much routinely-
Western diplomat stalking-
And the same old
Cat in the hat
Doing all the talking-
Upon the grass they go walking-
(And well, you know, many other things like that....)
"And Eight Is The Number"
To wait patiently
For the opening up
Of a door-
Even though
You may have already
Been through it
Seven times before-
Which would make eight...
And eight is the number
That if toppled onto its side
Represents
The symbol for infinity:
God's love...
Without abandonment:
Unlike the skill-
The expertise-
Yet do not call the police...
Because you can count on it,
That it's all just so much arithmetic
With those various forms of government:
Your name and number-
You are a number...
Very peculiar:
The smell of money-
Strange scent!
Yet it has to be used to pay your bills-
Pay your rent- ha!
For the opening up
Of a door-
Even though
You may have already
Been through it
Seven times before-
Which would make eight...
And eight is the number
That if toppled onto its side
Represents
The symbol for infinity:
God's love...
Without abandonment:
Unlike the skill-
The expertise-
Yet do not call the police...
Because you can count on it,
That it's all just so much arithmetic
With those various forms of government:
Your name and number-
You are a number...
Very peculiar:
The smell of money-
Strange scent!
Yet it has to be used to pay your bills-
Pay your rent- ha!
"Your Vision Projected Wonderfully"
Yes,
You project your vision wonderfully,
Even if it is totally lacking in what so many
Perceive as the basic concepts of reality-
But I wouldn't let it bother me...
For what is life indeed,
Without some degree of fantasy?
I would myself say,
That's part of its power-
So go on right ahead,
And let it flower-
Gaze upon a moonbeam-
And dream:
Ah, and be just like a child!
Even if only for a little while...
For I do truly believe,
And it's a belief I'll never leave-
That laughter in sheer happiness
Can sometimes begin with no more
Than a little smile:
So let me see you smile- smile.
You project your vision wonderfully,
Even if it is totally lacking in what so many
Perceive as the basic concepts of reality-
But I wouldn't let it bother me...
For what is life indeed,
Without some degree of fantasy?
I would myself say,
That's part of its power-
So go on right ahead,
And let it flower-
Gaze upon a moonbeam-
And dream:
Ah, and be just like a child!
Even if only for a little while...
For I do truly believe,
And it's a belief I'll never leave-
That laughter in sheer happiness
Can sometimes begin with no more
Than a little smile:
So let me see you smile- smile.
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