nature to human
exploring relationships -
human to nature
Pastoral
Spring arrives on queue
Verdant colours warm the soul –
Wonders of nature
Pictures
Turner et al paint
Landscapes of life are then housed –
Framed for reflection
Impact
Then human advance
Nature abused through the ages –
How is this progress?
Downhill
Sustenance lessens
So life withers on the vine –
Mankind declining
Ending
Far away planet
First signs of life have begun –
We wasted our chance
Gazing the bright constellation in dark skies,
I asked my lover, would you like to be black hole lover?
We will spun into each other’s night—
Two collapsing stars caught in afterglow;
Your eyes, event horizons pulling me tight,
Where my soul folds deeper than light can go.
I whispered into your dark design,
“I’ll free-fall into your cosmic roar,”
Your warmth erupted in the void’s decline,
And in that collapse, we became something more.
She gasped and wondered, will it be a Romeo and Juliet love?
In black hole love, we lose our names and existence,
God has given us one-time precious life to live,
Kiss me, hug me, love me, I will be yours forever more,
Trust each other, shed our egos, become one together,
In this earthly love, our souls will merge and will be happy forever..
the midnight hour for me
is somewhat magical and mystical
the moon in all its phases
exudes character and charm
when a mellow hush falls and hovers
the mood lands starry-eyed mysterious
there reigns an enigmatic fascination
with the esoteric world where
what’s spiritual comes to life
and the sky’s veil in its obscurity
blushes with transcendence
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
earth sleeps
back toward sun
dreaming of vanities
dew sparks that vanish as heart turns
to God
Eight Place Winner: Brian Strand-A Feb 2025 Posted Poem-2/10/25
Earthly Blossom of Four Season
…
Wind blows through the tree.
Leaves fell, and it felt free.
But amidst the branches at glee,
A single flower remained at its degree.
Cold air whispered through the night.
All grounds are covered in white.
As the flower stood tall and bright,
a beacon of color in the moonlight.
Feeling the heat of the sun,
Warmth spread my gaze at the flower, the only one.
Stood tall with grace and done,
The only beauty I can only gaze at has begun.
The blossom of a new flower,
Yet, you are the only flower in my tower.
Your vibrant petals dance in the breeze with power.
The only flower I will ever gaze at in every shower.
Four seasons have passed.
but your beauty continues to last.
Through winter's frost and summer's blast, your petals remain unsurpassed.
Each day, I am reminded of your grace as I watch you bloom in this sacred space.
Whispers in the outback
It takes a non-tactile
Connection to hear them
At night
Calling from the dark
I go looking
But
Cannot find them
They mock me
The living
One day
Or be it night
You will join us
To peer
Upon the living
To goad them
Their earthly troubles
Their earthy desires
Of these plains
We admire
And wonder
In a world
You seek
But
Cannot find
What drives
the human heart
to chase and grasp
at fleeting high
living lives of shallow praise?
It’s a shame
the lies they tell
to carve a path
cheating to fill the void
disobeying to master a craft.
But when the day is done
and their name is called
they leave empty-handed
weighed down by thoughts
with not even a car
to keep them company
on the long, lonely road away.
Part II – The Night fall
The night came alive with the brightened city lights,
The drinks flow and all was sparkly and bright
But as the clock crept to mid night, the lights dim and die
Soon it was dark and empty with just few stars shining up in the sky
My heart was numb, and I found my self alone and cold
Thoughts flooded – Am I fool to restart and just imposing to be bold.
Somewhere in this night, a fire fly crossed my path,
Made me feel its warmth and let love from my heart unearth
I thought it would be my friend and wait till it is dawn
But even before the night turned its darkest it was gone
Now the dark night looms over my head,
I am trying to be patient and asleep in my bed
All I prayer now is for this long bitter cold and dark night to end
Forever grateful to all the warmth and light , the new day will trend
Earthly Revolution – A three part series
Part I- The Sunset
Last year, the sun set on a long era
A time-tale of my life, that was not smooth as a bira
As the golden light changed into twilight
I just soaked in every emotion I felt, till it was night
There was hope for the new day that will ring
But there was fear too for the unknown it would bring
As the sun set , I realized it not only took with it the light
It took away the warmth
and all my beliefs and identities that I held so tight
Bira* Indian brewed light beer
Following of earthly believes leads to the corruption of the mind, body and spirit
I'm a guest in this earthly tomb, just one of many
inhabiting fleshly rooms
We've come to a place where the flesh is doomed
until our ascension when the soul's exhumed
We're consumed by earthly things but don't realize
that we're used for food
Some are confused by material dues but the All
protects both wise & fool
Applying pressure only builds the ladder that can
surely be used to rise above
Manipulation of this pliable matter is easy to see
but only viewed once you've unplugged
Some struggle to see even though eyes are clear
as blinders were added to obscure the view
Understand these blocks are a series of boxes that
are meant to contain the whole of you
Since the day you were born, they've had a hold of
you & stay attached with invisible chains
Once you see that binding can be easily broken
the way you see life will quickly change
Earthly Reality
The day silently journey toward anonymity with eyes wide awake
while a plethora of resolute flora thrives in a remote wilderness
Sacred sanctuary surreptitiously shelters slithering startled snake
as teardrops shaped raindrops inundate crops with earnestness
Moonlight ascend unfettered diffusing a dazzling gloss at its wake
illuminates silhouettes of grieving spirits drowning in emptiness
Noble acts of love could nurture even the tiniest forlorn snowflake
capable in igniting that dimming sparkle of human virtuousness
08/19/2023
Aboard Vision of the Seas,
cruising towards Bermuda
What Are We To Do In This Earthly Life
Dare we see justice is oft overdue
Wherein earth's cold brings its sadder chill dews
Up higher where mountain gives its hard frost
Wander lost souls about completely lost.
Mankind, savage beast crying all alone
Wondering just where the hell love has gone
Has it gone wayward, far out lost at sea
Or does the hidden spirit up and flee.
Why does man's Fate dare to such darkness hold
As a punishment to mankind be sold
Is true we should Heaven then ourselves turn
Or face unholy hell to always burn.
What are we to do in this earthly life?
To avoid its deep darkness and great strife?
Robert J. Lindley, Sonnet
Dec. 6th, 1971, age 17
That mindset
I desire
Where my thought's
Are free to roam
Flow
Without constraints
Between
The hemispheres
And home
Emotional strings
Attach me
To Earthly troubles
An drowning bubbles
I look a bout
I've lost
That mindset
Plunge
Straight back in
To Earthly bubbles
An drowning troubles
Where
My thought's
And words
Are constrained
God is the law over the nature of the Universe.
God's order of things is great and diverse.
God is timeless in his sense of being.
God is not of the temporal succession of existence in his laws of decreeing.
God's measurement of time is perfect in his creations.
God's force is in the fullness of divine interpretation.
God created a fine tune in physicists of energy and spiritual continuity.
God's amazing ingenuity.
God's creations are the reflection of his Glory.
The wonderment of his handiwork tells his story.
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