For every divine wisdom that ever lived and transcended upon light
For every crucifix alight that lays fallen in the black of night
For all moments of perplexity that grace eyes innocent and unstained
For memories that lay still until words remind of dormant beasts slain
For presently breathing with nature while observing that which stands
transfixed and is unyielding
For vacantness which has saturated all points of conclusion when the bells shall ring
For events of immense magnitude, formed within clouds which yield acidic droplets of rain
For every sage in passing and the potential destruction that knocks incessantly at ones doorway
For precious divinity and how it's hard to recover what was before the complexity
For voices which once accompanied, and now silence echoes louder than a 1000 fragmented dreams
For the angel which did pass, yet still you’re randomly reminded of her beautiful wings
For pursuing plausible outcomes when standing on trails worn ever so deep
And for future enlightenments, where shadows cast pure light emitting serene energy....
Islands in the Stream
Islands linked together like forged argent charms,
In straights of silent, surging currents,
Where Watchtowers of Fresnel lens sound fog sirens
Where sacred shoals harbor shame forgiven;
Lightships built high on cribs and Keys of truth finally seen
As bright argand lamps on chariot wheels send out beacons,
To signal sightless ships with broken masts and rudders
Through whirlpools of turbulent canals and gushing straights,
To find serene deep-water ports in chains of channeled islands.
Yet, these no islands only mountaintops of maturity climbed
From submerged land coupled at a thousand leagues
Beneath the tidal moon enchantment;
Restoring milestone harbors of illumination
Words lit by isophase candle lamps inside carved prisms
Expanding light waves of thought - recognitions of new plateaus
Topping astragals of aerobeacons with untasted adventures
Into enlightenments leaving behind each newly explored isle -
New christened tall ships navigate siren’s lure in uncharted streams.
9-20-21
Contest: Islands in the Stream
Sponsor: Craig Cornish
MOON LAUGHING EAST LIKE A WINE SOADKED POET
(9/12/05 - Somes Sound, on Mt. Desert Island)
A spilled red wine jug on the deck
my black dog “Imus” warms my bare ankles
stars sketch symbols in the ancient dark above
Somes Sound's Luna tides’ ritual movement
in my fertile solitude I am practicing an art
of taming this clawing rage in words tuned
to poet cryptic outer zone enlightenments
that will create a monument equal to a heart
made from the love beneath this wild moon
laughing east like a wine soaked poet
Charles Eastland
poem is in Amazon Kindle eBook: The Car Has Ears
the now of Zen
enlightenments surprise
embrace the chaos
©10/16/2018
for - ZEN Poetry Contest
sponsor – Line Gauthier
I walked into walls.
Closed myself in solitude,
To sit, letting my mind and heart flow.
Closed my eyes to think it all,
To contemplate about life,
To follow dark lights,
To meditate with my soul...
Opened my eyes once more,
To see other dimensions of realms,
To venture constellations,
To travel universes,
Watching many beings;
To wander celestial horizons,
Touching galaxies and nebulas,
Proceeding beyond unknown black holes,
Envisioning amalgam of souls;
Levitations, enlightenments all along...
Regaining my physical body
With my enlightened silver soul,
After a solitary walk
Inside and beyond walls
At moments of meditational flows...
Vernal Equinox
The captive portals peep into the frozen wintry extravaganza
Embellished with snowy walks and blistering winds
A knock on the door to waken the sun to robe his bare nature
The eyes tired of spotless views and ears hunger for trills and tweets
The heavy footed spiritual journeys of deities and saints
Has come to a rest with resurrections and enlightenments
On the dawn of the vernal equinox, setting the balances right
The sun rides gleefully across the celestial equator
The ice cracks and melts in its own music, the dolphins dance to uplift our spirits
There is a pandemonium of freedom in the magical air with birds in free flight
The hidden hues and colours toss in the smiles of spring
Spring is a celebration with nature and love with the birth of zillions of treasures
March 30, 2016
Contest : Celebration
Sponsor: Shadow Hamilton
Christmas Magic
Christ is the miracle we celebrate
He touches our lives with gentle love
Reaching into our hearts which resonate
Invigorating us with hope from above
Saved by grace from the Father of all
Together we share a moment of thanks
Moving farther from the day of the fall
Appreciating the wonder of snow banks
Sighing with the joy of moments to share
Miracles of life, love, faith and hope
Aware that we can create gifts with care
Giving each other the strength to cope
Inspirations, imaginations and enlightenments
Christ in Christmas is the greatest excitement!
Enlightenments way
In the name of the Lord the one Gods self,
begone foul demons of the health,
rise up the 5 billions of the way,
demand retake the wealth today,
cos greed makes Piggy, hey.
Every mortal on the shore,
will now not ever be ignored,
equality for all restored,
from the coarsest to the fey!
People power will take this thought,
world order brought to perfect ought,
no child labourer to be bought,
enlightenment today!
Don Johnson
ok Joe
we have the means to take the day,
people power the only way,
remove the greedy just a bit,
the fairness moral claim does fit,
fly far young Albatross.
wish it....
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"Tertium guid...."
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Spending a few moments pondering
The syllogism of existentialism, and
All of the pages of histories
Finds, movements, theories and themes....
The intricities; complexities
Compounds; variables and factors
Real or imagined?
Proven, and reproven
Or, reasonings and conclusions
Breakthroughs!?
How far we've come
How far we've gone
On and on, and on and on....
Scientifical; anthrolifical; astronomical
Enlightenments, and advancements
Psychological; philosophical
Both, for me and you
That is, if we do, share
The same points of view?
Oh how I love complete silence
Stillness....
The meditation of contemplation
Trying to take hold, of the transitory
And to incise it, into forevers
Monomorphic stone!?....
Standing amid, a quaglistic earthium
Chisms of revisums; revisums, of the isms
Circular conjugation, concoursing
It's configurations....
Unbeknown, toward, a conflagration
Beyound the eyes?
This, schizogenic, schizogenesis
Genesis, of another nature
"Dementia Praecox"....With no eraser!
Gabylon, now in every nation....
Welcome, to, "My View!!!"
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......Helter Skelter.......
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