Best Illuminated Poems
Illusion illuminated instantly
Reality realized… rationally
Nature noticed normally
Vision vitalized vibrantly
Life lived… laudably
I've crawled to the edge of my own darkness,
and I only wanted a small taste I swear;
And I heard the prophets of the ages screaming,
There's just no coming back from there;
But they were my own unexplained poor choices,
to gaze into the chasm far beyond;
For I had to be illuminated in blackness,
Long before my light could ever shine on.
I danced daily with my own demons,
until the harvest moonlight died;
And I saw the Angels turn their backs on me,
Yes, I swear I heard them cry;
But I think they knew deep down inside,
That I would be back before too long;
They knew I had to be illuminated in blackness,
Long before my light could ever shine on.
There's that little part in every good soul,
that wanders where he should not go;
And a very patient loving God,
just smiles and lets us go;
Until we come crawling back into the light,
And realize it's where we always belonged;
But we must be illuminated in the blackness,
Before our light will ever shine on.
Carl A Fraser
Illuminated city
Tarek Hassan
No one in the darkness of night
That strange bird wings
The town was illuminated,
I was fascinated to see continue make-
For a moment was lost in a dream.
I could see the light of how the skyscraper palace
I thought it would be a strong friendship with the sky
The pinnacle of the luxury mansion
The sky seems to have rolls.
Underworld place I've heard a lot of stories, and I could see
Lanes glazing of the city
Many small buildings arranged in color
I am alone in the silent night, the illuminated city.
The photograph on the wall of the mind come up katana
Billboard at the side of the road,
Alleges the god of this world
This city is so beautiful sajalo Who?
I am a worker, worker thinking
The workers involved in labor sweat
This city is so beautiful, cheap labor while celebrating.
But then got frustrated when
Hard work, fair value loss
The city is in the hands of those who would arrange
Just getting some of the abuses and neglect.
And once those entities sleeping jagena
Why is it undesirable to us,
Maybe someday I'll move out of the city
There will be stuck on the walls sweat attalikara workers,
As the scrub, and water soaked city.
I have broken labor to build a Manufacturer
Come back again, maybe the smell of sweat suke
I fall into the hands of workers, the illuminated city.
Through the thicket lies
A very long beaten path;
Lit by midday sun
Peeking through stone door
Sunlit path on water floats
Guiding heart to soul
The Illuminated Muse
by
Ingrid Showalter Swift
You light up the circuits of my psyche with lexis
vibrate within me
daze me
sway me without weight or measure
I breath in the misted air of salt and gesture
and in it you lie in wait
You fill my cells
with oxygen and mercury
the temperature rises
my bearings drop
my center settle casts away
to an island of green palm breezes
waves of art washing…poetry like walk way stones laid and lead ...before me
and I am the eel in the sea
the elk on the prairie
I am an elephant
tusks and trunk held high to sky
baroque-ing out my demands to the dusted waterless ways of the Serengeti
Rise up in me…as the ground rises before the tectonic hand of God
Rise up in me atomic
Equatorial in clime
Tornatonic in impact
I am ferocious
in my thirst
Run me down with your intent
annihilate all argument
and end the war between us
forever
for you are simply
a blue sapphire flickering in the firelight
Tumbling blue hues in a washer of stone
Flares of luminosity…raking the sky to a plunderous pink
a radiance
like an alien ball in the forest
…illuminati imaginations....
trailing sparklings that follow the fairies into the dark wood
You are warm milk
into which I fall
to the creamy center
float on clouded dark dreams
chewy and sweet
the toffee reminiscence
of….morning coffee…and black birds in flight
and you are the birth of child
in the hands of heaven
you are everything arcane ...nubile and blessed and damned at once
and you alone drive my pen
to wagon wheel and weltings center
There was once a spark in Heaven's sky
generating an electric storm painted an angel
it coloured a rainbow within the sky mystery of the east
a bridge where the eyes walked on filled with warmth
The breath of a thousand winds held silent surrender
so clear was the promise made Unto God Himself
it begged for Mercy thanking Him for such a gift
I found a love so great it worshipped with salted drops
forming the most precious pearl inside a shell
it burned like acid devoured with the pain of not knowing why you deserted the truth
Deeply engraved there stands words spun by the man
an oath once taken can never be broken welded to his nature
never really knowing the future had became mapped in a journey
it went into darkness calling your name over and over again
in the Light of forgiveness I thank you with all my heart
we all hold out for Hope in finding Paradise one day within a storm
Farm in view with a field full of cows
Golden mist of grass on the ground
Afternoon light.Colors change +glow
Just for a few minutes then darkness
The night was silent.Courtiers enjoin
Banquet hall lit bright with candlelight
Soft glow shines through the fretwork
Rich golden liquid Midsummer revelry
Ruby ripe pomegranate and rose petals
Beautifully carved gold goddess statue
Hair decorated with flowers and ribbons
Minstrels play dance melody in the gallery
Develish dancer natural grace delicate face
Click of metal heels on the parquetry floor
Sequinned dress spun centre of dance floor
Nursing pretty delicate wide glassed cocktail
Sweet scented oils delicate fragrance at door
Warm play of breeze on pearled slender neck
Posies white moonflowers catch her breath
Strawberries fermented honey scent of jasmine
Wreath of flowers whole grove of long willows
Long leafed tendrils flowing gently in the wind
Tiny pink roses lavender and hemmed lovage
Night air smells of wood smoke + blossoms
The facets of this glimmering rock
all catch the light equally true
yet some absorb it with gravities pull
while others reflect, like a mirror would do
some are dark, and have no glitter
next to others that shine near to perfection
what is this stone that is precious, and litter
is this deliberate? what is the connection?
a gem? or an encrustation, to be disregarded?
a piece to display? a bringer of light?
or a cause for dismay, to be discarded?
"this" is the me, i both loved, and hated
both wrong and right, illuminated
out of all the possabilities
how did i use my abilities?
i could have created
has opportunity waited?
i hid behind familiarities
made no difference at all
and ignored destinies call
a future is a thing we make
opportunities are things that we take
not leave
for that i grieve
all the many futures that could be
spread out from now
leading up and down, and how
do i figure out which i'll see
one like the uplifting branches of a tree?
or wrapped in dirt, like the roots of me?
trees grow up, and so shall i
shorn of ignorance of what i am
no longer occupied with getting high
i now see, and fear to believe, the way
things are now, is the way they'll stay
oh God, won't you take my memory
most are dim, from smoke and drink
yet they make my heart sink
i can not stand the indignity!
i must be free, of what i was before
i would be me, no less, or more
i shall pour it all out, to make room inside
where lust, fear, and pride used to hide
i am filled with longing, for belonging
it's spilling out, like water on the ground
i am restless, my spirit unbound
All anxieties are gone
We dream on like daydreamers, awaiting another great,
delight-illuminated dawn
I’ll love you until my life is no more
I’ll love you, even if you have strayed into the darkness
I love you from the bottom of the ocean to the heavens
above
I’ll love you – I won’t get over you and you’re my love at
first sight – you were and still are a dazzling, surreal sight –
you kiss me and I’m overwhelmed with passionate bliss
I will love you if you would step out of the abyss with me
I’m fearless to say that I used to bleed out remorse
Before I met you…of course
I used to cry myself asleep because I felt so alone
Before I met you, I was on my own
V.5: Were you looking for me in the Weeping Meadows?
I’m looking in the mirror; then out of nowhere, I hear your
echoes
You wiped away the wistful waters…you made the gray of
today disappear and now, I’m not as gloomy and introverted
as I once was…what a fine, terrific day!
You prevented a waterfall of sorrowful appall from exposing
itself too soon…I’m reflecting about the trespasses in my
past, feeling the dread drown me time and time again – why
am I doused in dismay?
*chorus* I’m never fearless enough to stand up for you or
even claim that you saved me and I to you from death’s
snare
But, I must tell you someday, so that you’re aware
That you are someone special in my heart – I can’t conceal
the truth of what I feel for you deep inside
In my life, in my life, I’m still stuck in the solitary cave
In my life, in my life, I thought I wasn’t at all brave
I was caved in by the cravings of my heart
The darkness once ripped me apart
But, you repaired me and I recovered pretty fast
So, please listen up! I must tell you about my good and bad
past
Fear doesn’t exist here
Get a grip on the rope of hope
All anxieties are gone
We dream on like daydreamers, awaiting another great,
delight-illuminated dawn
I’ll love you until my life is no more
I’ll love you, even if you have strayed into the darkness
I love you from the bottom of the ocean to the heavens
above
I’ll love you – I won’t get over you and you’re my love at
first sight – you were and still are a dazzling, surreal sight –
you kiss me and I’m overwhelmed with passionate
bliss
I feel a cold wind when I'm awake
But can't sleep because of all the heartache
And pain I've caused knowing it's not right
But still I continue and continue to fight
Searching for someone who will turn on the light
Screaming for help knowing no one is there
Cherishing the trust and the love I once shared
For anyone living and giving me the chance to shine
Seeing all but still feeling blind
Because of the darkness in my mind
Through this tunnel of darkness I see
A blurred picture of prosperity
Even though I barley see me
I clearly see the surrounding
And yet the meaning of this picture has not come to me
But if I could just step outside my comfort zone
Knowing that I can't do this alone
So I get the Man upstairs on the phone
Praying and hoping that He's home
He picks up and I cry
Lord oh God please hear my prayer
I already promised to let you come downstairs
I said you come inside and my body we'll share
Hello....God are you still there?
Illuminate my darkness so your light can shine
Take over my body my soul and my mind
I'm yours Lord
And I'm for real this time
Evening about you reminds me of the Sun
You are light and diaphenous warm and sultry
Like a thousand summer solstice or alchemists spells
You are as bright as Venus the morning star
I would like to bathe in your sunny afternoon's
By, Michael Lanier
I’m writing this illuminated night –
Now, I am intrigued!
Dismiss wrath’s wicked winds,
For our love will never meet its end –
Let’s run some errands! ~
It’s time to face it like a boss –
Life with whatever condition we’re in – don’t fuss!
Well, it does depend on our mood
Don’t leave my side – understood?
Be good…be good…
Be faithful like you and I should!
I will praise Him
For His loving-kindness
I will pray to Him
I shall not fall victim to sadness
I’ll just tell it that I’m hanging around with Happiness – I’m booked!
Don’t let it take over me or control my every move
You’re the one that got me hooked
On your serene, gratifying groove
This is all happening in a single illuminated night in a flash of a spotlight!
Feeling loads of lament-lacking delight! I have every write to feel this way and more - to write with my might!
The disco ball’s hanging by the thread, twinkling bright with delight
Let the truth flow into me
Let me dance with glistening glee
Truth is my dancing partner thankfully –
We were caught in a trance, so exquisite to a certain degree
I’d love to have another dance, but can I have a break – that is my only plea!
Blanketed in darkness
Hatred is your shield
Hurting one another losing all free will
Listening to the voices that lead you all astray
Your eyes are shut in darkness no brightness in the day
Money is the prize for selling out your soul
Fame is your new wife that holds you when your cold
Now you're just a puppet, spreading out lies
Watching as all goodness slowly starts to die
Those who see the truth will never lose there sight
Enlightened with the true one we'll continue on the fight
This evening
I was humbled
by Welsh born artist,
Donald Jackson--
His profound dedication
and personal sacrifice
are truly beyond
my poetic
expression--
new insight and beauty
(such vision absent for
many generations)--
spiritual beauty
procured deep within
our cloistered archives,
written on
the sacred vellum
of human consciousness
and soul--
I was reminded so
of William Blake--
of course Donald is
his own man:
with a particular flare
of artistic genius
self indigenous--
for here,
like no other
(God inspired!)
painstakingly
peeled away
with instrument,
hands guided by
pure light
are flesh-veils
till the realization
as one's heart
leaps with joy
when seeing
seeming miraculously
for the first time,
The Illumined
Body of Christ!