Frosted


"Frosted"



A penny for your thoughts?
Scratch that thought.



Thoughts are worth more than pennies
Thoughts are legions of brilliant glistening diamonds 
shining dormant undiscovered in a deep deep dark cave
veins in the walls of The Catacombs blood art fuses lit 
burn and sizzle bright like gunpowder travelling from the Throne of Amygdala
to the Kingdom of the Pounding Scarlet Brave
beats in time with intent and purpose
when the music ceases -
TRUTH
seen very clear 
as through untainted glass
binoculars not necessary here, my dear



Windows of your soul unfrosted
Will see lost love at last



Pennies on your eyelids
mirrors covered with vintage grey
army surplus blankets
trapped in the ashes
dust to dust
open the curtains, move outwards every pain
let the Light and fresh air in



You're alive again.
Ain't that strange?

(Lovejoy-Burton/Feb 2018)

black lovecouragefreedomfutureimagerystrengthsymbolismfree verse

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Ashok Kumar Mishra

Date: 3/21/2018 11:59:00 PM

your poetry reminds me this "“Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea... and ideas are bulletproof.” A man will die but not an idea/thought".... Very nice work Leanne

Ashok Kumar Mishra
Date: 3/22/2018 10:55:00 PM

Thank you! :)

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 3/22/2018 9:28:00 PM

Very astute. Thank you Ashok, I value your observation.

Ashok Kumar Mishra

Date: 3/21/2018 11:56:00 PM

phenomenal...my fav poem after reading many wonderful poetry here.... the start itself is so wondeful "scratch that thought".. so true. and the descriptive action oriented message in the lines "open the curtains, move.......Light and fresh air in You're alive again." and to realize the wonder from the message "You're alive again. Ain't that strange?" is such beautiful.... I'm reading it again and again.... n every time i cn perceive how precious ideas in form of thoughts we hv... n thank you!

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 3/22/2018 9:29:00 PM

I love your take on this poem. You're a very deep thinker. Wonderful.

Robertina B.

Date: 2/23/2018 10:36:00 PM

Leanne I love this!! Brilliant how you put this all together.. Absolutely enjoyed reading this. I will definitely continue to read your beautiful creativity.. Happy you are enjoying my creativity! Thank you!!

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 3/1/2018 12:36:00 PM

Thanks Robertina. Keep writing, you have a true gift. X

Poet Tacito

Date: 2/22/2018 2:32:00 PM

What a fierce writing! Those last 2 lines: A reminder of that "gift" we receive each day...life & opportunity to overcome it all.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 2/22/2018 5:00:00 PM

Thank you Drake. Hope all is well. Your latest poem "Retina's Call" is very simple, but extremely succinct.

Maria Williams

Date: 2/21/2018 6:20:00 AM

'Thoughts are legions of brilliant glistening diamonds shining dormant undiscovered in a deep deep dark cave' Nice write Leanne. I particularly agree with with your lines above... Maria

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 2/21/2018 7:04:00 PM

Thanks Maria. x

James Swartz

Date: 2/20/2018 11:28:00 PM

Very enlightening words Leanne. What is life without pain? You called it milk and honey i think. This poem shows how wonderful life could be after the pain. Very strange indeed.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 2/21/2018 7:06:00 PM

Milk and honey is the sweetness of life James. "It Ain't Milk and Honey" all the time, is the reality. To get to the milk and honey you have to go through a bit of pain or a lot of pain sometimes. Thanks for reading, I value your feedback.