Blind And Blinkered

Myopic muddle 
as beauty swirls
hues of heaven
yet bypasses
static statues that
pose as sentient
beings beknighted
dawn’s divine dream
seen as bland mirror
on ebbing eyewash
cathartic colour is
a universal uplift 
even for low level
lustrous earth dweller
Immersed in skewed slant
I bandy icicled retort
as though taut timing
ever swayed rigid 
stone age postures 
elysian echo a speck
in azurite caves 
to auditory aloofness
allied to blinkered 
whim ‘s wanton 
plight with dull 
and dim twist 
dispersed  among 
 trivial  terrains
 alienation personified
vessel vacuous and void
rehabilitation of 
the wayward faculty
a burst balloon blip
outsider ostracised
from gilded gardens
and sumptuous bloom
of ripe recrudescence
still limp laggard 
on hackneyed cue
might yet stumble on
the fig of wakening
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Dietrich Avatar
April 18, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Yes. You had three wins in a row with Brian. Impressive. You can keep it up. Congrats
Kerr Avatar
April 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I’m so grateful for your visits and encouragement, Andrea. The very best to you as well in all your contest entries, Howard
Kendrick Avatar
April 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Back with congratulations on your winning work in Brian's contest. Way to go. Sara K
Dietrich Avatar
April 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Hi, Howard. I haven't had time to comment in a while. Back again. You are so good with the use of sounds and alliteration like what you have done here
Kendrick Avatar
April 10, 2026 at 4:42 AM
I wonder what the fig of awakening could be. Some depict Adam and Eve in wearing of fig leaves then there was Philip under the fig tree (bush), so I wonder. Sara K
Kerr Avatar
April 10, 2026 at 5:22 AM
In answer to your queries from my perspective and research, figs symbolise, peace, enlightenment, prosperity. Once more thank you for your visit and for reading my work, Howard
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