Best Surface Poems
Mind cannot comprehend, it finds it strange,
when ignorance reigns in human exchange.
Wonder if some people will ever change,
or wish to remain in the firing range.
I prefer to live life without disdain.
When demons persist, penetrating pain,
I let the ink loose from my bursting vein,
to express with peace, from hate I abstain.
We're not all the same birds of a feather,
we all sin, but have to live together.
Opinions are like the British weather,
driving you to the end of your tether.
Agree to disagree with an open mind,
tensions ease when we prefer to be kind.
The Silent One
12 January 2020
A millstone around my neck and weight about my feet
drag me down so deeply
that I’m being pulled toward something. . .
something from a darkened dream - nihility -
the place to lose chagrin
and then to taste absolutely nothing.
Tropical delights do not swim here
to brighten the dingy water of my plight.
No rainbow fish dart to and fro where murky disillusionment oozes
all around and through me.
I go lower. . . .
But above me, I can barely see a tinge of rose and of blue,
a sparkling distant light as the void below crouches,
tugging at my soul.
Hope, through ocean’s skin,
peeps down at me.
Rays of reassurance come gleaming through
the layers of my gloom’s descent,
and be it from God. . . or from simple human will,
Prospect calls to me.
I feel wonder as gravity relinquishes its hold,
and the restraints around my ankles now fall off!
The millstone is released. Unencumbered, I ascend.
Up, up, up I go -
bursting to exhale and to take into my lungs
a refreshment of sweet oxygen.
A final surge of spirit . ..
and I’m breaking the surface.
The coral glow of breaking day rushes forth splendidly
to greet me.
With intent:
You search “Beyond the Surface” of my existence
desiring to know all that is me (to completely connect)
so deeply
The Blueprint of my Reality,
is within your presence!!
What is Invisible has become Visible
With caution:
I allow this transformation- this connection
as you Map out my World
(you hold the information) my truth
With intent:
You search “Beyond the Surface” of my existence
I am Visible within your Presence!!
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Silence, on waves of our tide motioned heartbeats,
cascading rhythms, a smooth metronome
Keeping this time inside blue water passions,
beneath the surface, the feelings we’ve grown
Hidden so deep in the swells of affection,
swimming the shores of a long summer’s night
Building a fortress of seashell laced castles,
sand dollar curtains to fend off the light
Running for cover as sunrise now beckons,
placing our smiles where the seas cannot gaze
Whispering secrets of coast line devotion,
harboring dreams till the end of our days
Lighthouse lit beacons now search as a witness,
beaches a’ shimmer of moon glow above
Hoisting our anchor, we share the horizons,
sailing these oceans, professing our love
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Slowly, the hours drag along
As I sit in quiet contemplation
On the horizon sits the dawn
Waiting with measured patience
My thoughts revolve around you
Almost as if I were a satellite
And just like sun, you don't seem to have a clue
That your warm rays bring me to life
And just like the moon
Whose domain is the ocean
Under the command of you
Is the tide of my emotion
It's my entire being that aches
For you to just want me
You don't know how much restraint it takes
To hold it all in and conduct myself calmly
I'm almost too affected by you
But I'll never speak the words as proof
So please do not ask
haze pollutes my mind
sinister gods bend my will
lonely asphalt weeps
The ocean's surface glitters,
Reflecting the eyes of all,
As smiling spectators gather,
To witness nature's call.
The waves crash against the shore,
In a mesmerizing dance,
As the sun's rays shine down,
Creating a sparkling trance.
The colors of the water,
Are ever-changing and bold,
As the deep blues turn to greens,
And the purples start to unfold.
The creatures of the deep
Are hidden from our view,
But their presence can be felt.
In the way the water subdue.
The ocean's surface glitters,
In a display of pure delight,
As we stand in awe and wonder,
At its magnificent sight.
Written: June 09, 2023
In the beginning,
the wood floor’s purpose
granted ease of care.
Grandchildren, however,
took two running steps
in sock feet, and slid
all the way down the hall.
Sweet William and Petunia,
sent feline fur floating
through breathing space
as they chased one another
and batted toy mice
across the shiny planks.
The warm, wooden hue
furnished a fitting tableau
with the furniture
of our casual lifestyle.
Peace and contentment,
settled by design
on multi-purpose surface.
The world daily sees our face,
but only the one we choose.
Under its surface lurk many more.
Emotions a plenty hidden away
beneath the one we show to all,
many are the ripples on its surface.
This mask we show to all smiling,
keeping eighty per cent hidden.
True emotions kept locked up.
What is it we fear? Apathy?
Disgust? Betrayal? or Pain?
Yet under the surface we are safe!
Distrust leads to our hidden face.
A fear of not being accepted
if we show what is under the Surface.
Not always has it been this way.
Life's trials have brought it about.
Yet! Nature herself lives on the surface!
you still surface me
like a blue tide in the sand
immersed in your touch-
like pebbles on the soft beach
engulf me with shores of thirst
Date Written: September 18, 2016
Ducks swim on surface
Leading to destination
Determined to reach.
You meant to get a Mac
So sure you though it fact
Then along came the Surface Pro
And you thought it a go.
Buy, buy the Surface Pro
In all the positions it flows
Just carry around as you like
Even position it on a bike
Buy, buy the Surface Pro
you'll just love how it goes.
Being swept by wind
A smooth sandy surface
Exists in desert.
Ripples may exist on the surface of the lake
But there is stillness, a calmness residing beneath
Within there, there is you, the beauty
That who brings serenity and foundation to my life
Lady of my lake
You are my current today
You are my flowing tomorrow
And I am only now realizing
You were my past
My eternal embodiment of love
Despite the rainstorms and windstorms
There again, beneath the surface you remain
My source for strength and undying vitality
You are who brings serenity and foundation to my life
Neath the surface of the lake
there is a magical land
cool blue waters with a stake
of reeds and plants in the sand
Small silvery fish dart
prey for the bigger fish
careful to keep apart
not wanting to be bonefish
Follow them and wonder
what it would be like
to live here and ponder
on life while avoiding the pike
Here, even more, than on land
the rule is eat or be eaten
this is the real gangland
the lair of the mighty gudgeon
So, pause and reflect
life here in the raw
do not now deflect
else you end up in the jaw