even a poet needs rest;
the mind that gathers light
must sometimes dim
to glow again
Daffodil-lit in the moon's tone,
a soft embrace,
a flocking companion in a dim evening.
Rear view of the stage show:
Shiva's Sati, burning in perfection,
wild at its peak, soft at its core;
a loss that shatters the hope in loneliness.
A curse beyond its cure,
no magic stick, no angel love;
brilliant light, blue shadow,
a lonely mansion within reflection.
A mechanical bloom bleeds to break,
shatters to grow up.
Timid expansions over its cold hold;
a firefly's guidance to heavenly intimacy.
What a gain—to become a memory-knowing well.
Departed in a moment,
shattered deeply;
manifested determination to exit.
Maybe it wasn't an illumination
that went blind.
A pure exchange of my tunes for your flames.
Miss you now,but you waned out forever.
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Footsteps echo, whispers fade,
grief lingers where light once dwelled.
The earth sighs, arms stretched wide,
cradling silence, rocking pain and loss.
As Memories dim and fade
Past favours are forgotten
Ingratitude breeds envy and jealousy
And promises of love till death
Made under the heat of the moment
Fade and are forgotten
Emotions take flight under new guise
Beautiful memories of years past
Dim and diminish as cognitive health wanes
For Humans are just mere mortals
They have a beginning and a definite end
Put your trust in God for
He is dependable and reliable
He has no beginning and no end
The Alfa and Omega
The God of yesterday today and forever
panoply of limbs
matched to lifeless bodies grim
~ where Hamas has been
We bare of human; sic-ning'
Planned these decade long schemes?
Some mad-sters of eugenics
In bid to cap our dynamics.'
All based on their (spatial distancing)
And murder as ever
Of conscious never
With extremisam
Of which I am no fan forever.!
Dark energy spreads ink across the universe,
dripping scarlet liquid fated by black magic.
As the wheels spin poets' necromantic verse,
dark energy spreads ink across the universe,
and trumpeting angels’ mighty blasts rehearse.
The baneful sonnets doom driven by tragic.
Dark energy spreads ink across the universe,
dripping scarlet liquid fated by black magic.
Dark energy spreads ink across the universe,
As the wheels spin poets' necromantic verse,
and trumpeting angels’ mighty blasts rehearse.
The baneful sonnets doom driven by tragic,
dripping scarlet liquid fated by black magic.
Disk dim damning polemics prosing perverse.
When the light dims
The man in the lunch café drank 3 tall glasses of wine
he spoke loudly trying to draw attention to himself
not that I'm an expert, but he was, clearly divorced and
on holiday on his own.
After his meal, which he didn't eat much of
had coffee and a liqueur, not having anyone to talk to, he fell
silent, looking sad, perhaps he had children, but he was not
allowed to see, that some women can be vengeful
As the café emptied, I felt I had to say something, but
my wife stopped me, saying you can't get rid of him
I know how lonely life can be, no one wants to know
you are an embarrassment to others
To be middle-aged and alone is not easy the happy
days of youth is over, the bell rang and clear this morning
when I tried to contact a childhood friend he has
Alzheimer, he didn't know who I was.
In the dim light seen
The trees show a theme
A tree of a human
With a high forehead
With a long nose
Fingertips to his lip
Saying be quiet
I'm trying to sleep
Raindrops on the windowpane
Many raindrops spread out
From the window to the ground
Raindrops from the sky
This is seen from the lamp post
Raindrops from the sky
Shining in the dim light
In the evening night
Just a Haiku’s
You made me dumb drunk
I gave a for your mind
It was just a
Dim of mind you are
Thinking that a is love
It was just a
Paper bag o'er head
Is how I wished you to be
It was just a
When I did you
It was her face I did see
It was just a
Regret meeting you
Nearly lost the one I want
You were just a
By Cathrin Stuart
No matter what the world may bring
No matter how the winds may sting
There is a light that burns within
A flame that never will rescind
It shines so bright, it fills the air
A beacon to guide those in despair
It sparkles like a diamond in the night
A luminescence, oh so bright
It cannot be dimmed by fear or pain
It cannot be snuffed by doubts or shame
For it's a part of who we are
A radiant beauty, like a star
It's there for us when we're afraid
To light a path when we've lost our way
It's always present, always true
A reminder that we are too
So don't let the darkness cloud your view
Don't let the storms persuade you
For nothing can dim the light that's inside
It will always, always, always abide.
Words cannot appear
with your brain all lit up like that.
Most of your better images
are born in that low-grade radiance
of flesh and bone.
After the low glow
you can fill in the mind-gaps
with moonshine and lighter fluid.
Now you can switch
the blinding glare of reason
back on again, but never fully
or you may cover up
what you have just revealed.
"and the birds twitter like whispering violins "
~ Constance La France
For several years we shared love and laughter
Much too soon came the time, I had to let him go
But he made me promise, then and forever after
to try not to cry, yet my tears continue to flow
I keep him near, for he still lives within my heart
Love was stolen by the hands of time or cruel fate
No kiss has touched my lips since we've been apart
I pray someday my grief and heartache will abate
There is no romantic love song I can bear to hear
Even bird trilling sounds sad, as if played on violins
It makes me break my promise, not to shed a tear
With each thought of him, a stream of them begins
Now, I've sleepless nights spent remembering him
My arms are empty and there's no music in my ear
Stars no longer sparkle, and moonlight faded to dim
Only in fragile dreams does my loved one reappear
May 16, 2023
Writing Challenge A Quotes
Sponsored by Constance La France
i love the shadows
my mind and its perspective
the human knot
3/24/2023
Inspired by Dilly Dally’s long title senryu ;)
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