Streams of Gold, Blazing Andromedas


"Streams of Gold, Blazing Andromedas"

Engagement came at a cost
the written word read 
and worn like a purple robe 
to keep out the cold 
stave the hunger off,
feed the soul eveything,
Everything, is what it wants,
silky words like feathers
tickle the closed throat,
the lips open the kisses 
like envelopes
eternal sweet plumbs, 
like losengers 
in a glass swear jar 
too many now,
innumerable, 
judged and fined,
selected and sucked 
unreasonably 
for some kind longevity, 
the life, for all it's worth,
in treacherous weather, 
sometimes flounders,
pauses for a while
looking upwards towards
an empty sky searching 
and waiting, for far away lost gods,
then uncomfortably dressed,
the robe, loosened, like a pagan,
the written word read
and worn on the outside
like a purple cross,
the stars glittering in 
reflective windows,
the view immeasurable,
the external shell 
disgarded and dropped
at the feet of absent minded
causes, the reviews smile
like wolves lost, they're
missing the red hoods,
they're missing 
the real treasure,
the deep buried plot

the naked pleasure 
of walking away 
graces a certain freedom
priceless, like rare diamonds 
entwined with diamantes,
who can tell the difference now?
twinkling like blazing andromedas
at the distant edge of their worlds
Engagement locked in at a cost

fresh water pearls
au natural, nothing
false here, the 
kintsugi veins glow 
lux vitae
in fig leaf stories

a naked life shining,
seen running in 
broken streams of gold

the missing Page left opening
marked unopened books,
walks like a lost adventurer
through stories 
that arrive on leaves

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Labyrinth Avatar
August 21, 2023 at 2:52 PM
Upon awaking this morning ;), two interesting articles I came across after writing "Rivers of Gold, Blazing Andromedas"; totally unrelated to the poem here, but then again ....
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August 21, 2023 at 3:09 PM
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-rediscover-the-joy-of-writing/
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August 21, 2023 at 2:52 PM
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/the-two-halves-of-the-third-plot-point-2/
Goldsmith Avatar
August 21, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Wonderful pictures for a wonderful write/story. Have a blessed/great day.............
Labyrinth Avatar
August 21, 2023 at 2:47 PM
Thank you.
Lindley Avatar
August 21, 2023 at 6:04 AM
My friend this is a wondrously fine masterpiece of your great poetry.""fresh water pearls au natural, nothing false here, the kintsugi veins glow lux vitae in fig leaf stories a naked life shining, seen running in broken streams of gold the missing Page left opening marked unopened books, walks like a lost adventurer through stories that arrive on leaves". Brilliant ending,, A fav..
Labyrinth Avatar
August 21, 2023 at 2:47 PM
Thank you.
Lindley Avatar
August 21, 2023 at 6:06 AM
The entire poem was a deep and true pleasure to read and comprehend so many factors! A true gem it tis.. God bless...
Labyrinth Avatar
August 21, 2023 at 5:20 AM
"Unfinished Symphony"/Massive Attack
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August 21, 2023 at 5:20 AM
https://youtu.be/oWohPJHicFE?si=vySt0xMH4yVOEyxz
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