Kai Michael Neumann Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

A Cromlech is a pre-historic place of celebration also known as a Dolmen. A flat megalith rests horizontally on vertical stones and in my view represents balance, composure, spirituality and holistic thinking. A blast from the past to be cherished. The largest one in Cymru/Wales near Nevern in Pembrokeshire is called Pentre Ifan with Pentre translating into village and Ifan into son of the yew tree.

The Cromlech

The Cromlech


Roots do not grow in monolith mono-light mono-life 
the flat stone of wisdom balances on light and darkness

No moon without the sun the stars the little me in Universe
frightened fortunate translucent transparent transitional opaque
in contrasts contradiction’s complements of polar opposites

           Shadows sparkle brightly finding openings from the dark the black
             the void the awful vortex depressing tunnel vision prism’s shelter
          shining illuminations shade pride pre-judgement enlighten intuition
                       embrace and cover cracks and crevices they join together

                     Rainbows and rain-glows rain-blows’ flows do not patronise
            once they emerge who the patron wants to be born from the yew
      tree of at times annoying living in the village called home and the self

The bark the oval berries leafs ramifications are not vicious or vindictive
the energy and water systems nutrients therein are so amazing
the change and growths broken branches withered sentiments sediments
are what we make of them grim gruesome delightful and victorious
if we so choose the path that shines in light and darkness blazing 
brightness in the tedious awful gloom yet sooty glitters' solemn soiree

Life is but a temporary solar lunar inter-webbed ensemble a tree
a monument museum’s nature’s pantograph perspective pre- and
post-historic past and future present future-past a balancing of one
on other you and I of stone of tree and fruit compost and new beginnings
and every moment is a prelude grounded foreplay focal lens and blossom


A Cromlech Dolmen celebration lightness juxtaposed nocturne and moon

24th July

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Sandra Haight July 29, 2016 at 2:32 PM Kai, congratulations on your fine placement in this Premiere Contest. You wove those 21 words into some wonderful thoughts. Hugs, Sandra Kai Michael Neumann July 30, 2016 at 5:38 AM Thank you, thank you Sandra. All of the sudden there was a Cromlech in my mind...

Jan Allison July 28, 2016 at 5:03 PM a great informative write Kai congrats on your win:-) hugs jan xx Kai Michael Neumann July 29, 2016 at 2:04 AM Thank you Jan. At the moment memories and 'values/standpoints just seem to marry up. Kind wishes.

Teddy Kimathi July 28, 2016 at 7:33 AM Congrats Kai, for your placement with this brilliant piece!! ;-)

Sunita U.D Palawon July 27, 2016 at 11:22 PM Wonderful write. Congrats on your win. :) Sunita Kai Michael Neumann July 29, 2016 at 2:07 AM Thank you Sunita for reading and for your kind comment. many wishes, Kai

Kai Michael Neumann July 26, 2016 at 5:36 AM Thank yo Teppo. I do not write the poetry any longer. it is beginning to write me...

Tom Quigley July 25, 2016 at 5:40 PM Vivid, fluid, expressive, imaginative! Loved it. Kai Michael Neumann July 26, 2016 at 5:34 AM Thank you Tom.