Gary Gene Linney Poet Free verse

I Am the Earth

For the contest, Any Poem, sponsor, Broken Wings, written 12/2/2015




A primal inertia has held us together. 
I dream of a time when we collided,
when we danced together in a molten tango,
a violent waltz of heat and fury.
As our heavenly bodies fell into each other,
we shone a light into the darkest of worlds.

You governed my forces,
shaped all I was ever to be.
A gift of enduring stability,
a womb, a cradle,
a playground.

but now,
a heavy force,
a heavenly force,

a gravity,
that which pulls us ever further apart.
I have all the power of this world but still...
...still I can not hold you.
With every passing moment you grow more distant,
Your face, as I will always remember it, is frozen in time.

But still you shine on,
You give light to the dark of my night,
You give hope to the life that I hold.

You are my companion in time.

You are my distant love.

I am the earth,

and you,


you are the moon.

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Poet Destroyer A January 26, 2016 at 10:15 PM GARY, Congratulations on your winning poem. XOX - LINDA - Gary Gene Linney July 15, 2016 at 5:32 PM Thank you x

Skat A January 18, 2016 at 8:57 AM GARY GENE, Congrats on your any poem win. ** SKAT ** Gary Gene Linney January 19, 2016 at 2:19 PM Thank you very much skat!

Paul Callus January 17, 2016 at 1:24 PM Very beautiful, Gary! Written by an able hand! Congratulations on this fine win. // paul Gary Gene Linney January 19, 2016 at 2:18 PM Thank you for your words, they are very much appreciated.

James Inman January 17, 2016 at 9:03 AM A lovely metaphorical write, Gary. Gary Gene Linney January 19, 2016 at 2:17 PM Thank you for reading and for your kind reply.

Jan Allison January 16, 2016 at 5:34 PM such intense imagery Gary I really love the ending of the poem:-) hugs Jan xx Gary Gene Linney January 19, 2016 at 2:16 PM Thank you very much for your kind words x x

Keith Bickerstaffe December 18, 2015 at 11:00 AM When looking for pure entertainment and sheer poetic expressions I come to your page. '...a womb, a cradle, a playground' and your culmination - I am the earth and you, you are the moon.' the extra '...and you, you' is a brilliant hesitation before 'you are the moon.' Superb my friend! Best wishes, Keith Gary Gene Linney December 18, 2015 at 1:56 PM I very much appreciate your kind words Keith, thank you?