A stamp retreating to a corner
Travels round the world
Without boundary
No political
Colourless
Timeless
With wavy emotion of the lovers
With startling surprise of the children
With overwhelmed joy of the parents
And now with the humbleness of me
Who is one of his owner
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not a tenant, but a boundary rider
who patrols the fencelines of your bones.
it asks: Why stitch yourself to anchors
when currents shift beneath the skin?
you feel it—yes—when choices narrow
to a street less map, no fixed address.
then the rider lifts its lantern:
all roads remain. walk one.
How much time will you be in room?
Please come, play with us and bloom
Behind the bars, there's a chirping bird,
Sleeping still, have you not heard?
The gentle air through the breeze,
Occuring from moving of trees
Forests looking beautiful by its blow
"Hey You, focus it's showing its glow".
Everybody likes the rain,
And go for a dance on the plain
It fills the ponds and rivers with cheer
Making the weather a little quiver.
So let's go and break the boundary,
Leaving behind each doubt and quandary
With courage and fears and spirit wild,
Will face each challenge calm and mild.
Prosperity's Boundary
If It Feels
Like Cheating:
You Didn't Really
Win.
-Gray Squirrel
10-15-2024
Written: February 29, 2024
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Under azure sky, typhoon winds whirl.
Crafting an impressive exhibition of:
b
u
t
t
e
b u t t e r f l i e s
f
l
i
e
s
Whirling in an endless circle.
Motion as the victorious struggle unfolds.
crafting tunes from their swirling vitality.
As the sun shines, aesthetically pleasing earth.
Such vibrant hues, a chromatic surreal display
surreal
Our land was filled
loveliness was redeemed, hostage
explicitly crafted for concealment
surreal evil force dwells in
We shall prevail on them
So that grace guise
rise free
Loved beyond measure or boundary
That's my definition of you
So deeply engrained, so profoundly
It cannot be other than true
My mind likes to drift and consider
Just what it would be if it was
And should that day come to fruition
I'll be ready for you when it does
Time has no boundary here
In between worlds, it transforms as I am
Some days I see it run;
There I stand still, awake
Perched on the mountain swaying
Other days I see it crawl;
Whispering to me in secrecy
I begin my descent through the void
Backwards the clock turns;
Allowing me to sleep in contemplation
Swirling all the pieces into a dream
Time sometimes grows rigid;
Anxiously awaiting my arrival
The keys dangling in my face
Many times I have seen it slip;
Beguiled by the foolery that is hidden
I find joy within the small miracles
Lesser times it skips a beat;
Momentary lapses of memory come
Forgetting where I left my vessel
Then time heals the disconnection;
And I, once again, step into the clearing
Strengthened by the flames
The boundary lines draw out a pleasant place;
The grass is always greener where you are.
By day your word provides the sweetest taste;
By night when I lie down, you're never far.
With you at my right hand and in control,
Secure, my heart is glad and I rejoice.
For you will not abandon me to Sheol;
Blessed is the sheep who knows his shepherd's voice.
But when my eyes perceive a far off place,
And cause my heart to wander, feet to roam,
By steps and turns, you help me to retrace;
By whisperings, you softly call me home.
Lord, keep me in your tether, at your side,
And joyful in your presence, I'll abide.
(from Psalm 16)
I'd waited for you now forever,
capturing my embrace between
your grasps, wandering about
solace and peace, we'd shattered
the universe, gathering seashells,
of compassion, gravely I glanced
beneath me to a calmer coast,
heaven sent almost, testing
hidden treasures, my mind
steadfast while my heart exploded,
beyond the essence of unneeded,
gifts I'd bestowed, quietly devouring
haste in an untimely place, why
I'd succumbed to an emptiness
feeling trapped, above all else,
tampering with the needful things,
where love and lust seemed,
to danced right on my toes,
an achiness, called pain withered
throughout time, a rapture of trust,
collided leaving me, room to roam
a rather cleaver passion hints,
of loss removed, replaced malice,
restoring my sense of purity
and grace, glorifying self love,
creating boundaries of you and I
while in love, we soared differently
on different clouds, abundantly so,
joining one another, on the ocean
shore clinging to forever once more.
I have to let you go
I have to say goodbye
You say you don't want to lose me
But I can't sit and watch from the sidelines
This scenario is quite different
From the toxic one you were in before
A relationship that's blossoming
Seems to have much more in store
So, as you see where it might lead you
I'll be taking time away to recover
Can't fault you for spreading your wings
Just can't watch you love another
October 12, 2021
‘Boundary’
deceptive pick up line
seductively tricking the mind
to follow.
You say I didn’t give you your fair shake
I used your heart and I was a fake
You say I never gave and left a big wake
That’s what you see, but that’s not my take
I wanted to love you and oh I tried
But you pushed me away with every stride
Every little thing had to be your way
And if I didn’t comply you’d always complain
I gave you love as best I could
You couldn’t accept my love for you
Maybe with the next one you’ll realize
Love is worth crossing boundary lines
You said we were fine if I didn’t cross the line
But no matter what I did, I crossed it every time
The rules always changed depending on the day
I really did love you, but I’m not into games
I gave up trying, I couldn’t be perfect
I loved you better than you deserved it
But it wasn’t enough to match what you expected
So now it’s over because you say you’re neglected
I gave you love as best I could
You couldn’t accept my love for you
Maybe with the next one you’ll realize
Love is worth crossing boundary lines
April 3, 2021
the boundary you have made to surround yourself,
will never give discomfort to the people who love you.
Do I need to break free from this nook I care?
Where the care and love of my mother prevail
As fiery mind longing to break loose I swear
In time I shrieked into a craddle in tear
The spacious world during which I care and hail
Do I need to break free from this nook I care?
For freedom I crawled from the craddle I care
On to the wondrous world of life like a snail
As fiery mind longing to break loose I swear
Bounded in a homestead so great as a fair
Till longing to free started pulling my tail
Do I need to break free from this nook I care?
Striding from my house to the world in despair
In far distant lands I wandered for a trail
As fiery mind longing to break loose I swear
How large the boundary that we set and care
Longing for the freedom will raise from your jail
Do I need to break free from this nook I care?
As fiery mind longing to break loose I swear.
Honorable Mention in STRAND no 660,any theme,any form Poetry Contest sponsored by Brian Strand
My room is warm and comforting and light
This feels like kindness , brings my skin delight
I remember being held in loving arms
And soothed by songs as sweet as any balms
Let the lamplight run across the eyes
Let them soften to a wider gaze
Let the hair be free from sprays too strong
Let the skin enclose us softly, strong
We can’t deny the skin is often pricked
Or beaten by a parent who’s too strict
More fragile than a leaf from any tree
This frail membrane is our boundary
Floating into sleep in reverie
I lose myself while God imagines me
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