Ephemerality Poems - Poems about Ephemerality

lingers

...i call his name, flowing silk that slips away.
a faceless voice whispers on the breeze.
i embrace the sound, wave its bouquet like a wine,
and touch it with my tongue.
i clutch it in my hands lik...

Magical Vanishing Memory Machine

...Beneath a drop cloth
in the back of the mind
hums a machine—
gears oiled with old lullabies
and levers etched in looping script
you almost remember learning.
Turn the crank and out drifts a sme...

In a dream universe, my fragile bones yearn to become

...In a dream universe, my fragile bones yearn to become
A parchment of your essence, engraved in eternal silence,
To blossom into birds and bees that rise towards the light,
To forget decency in the...

Under the velvet sky where stars dance like butterflies of light

...Under the velvet sky where stars dance like butterflies of light,
A man is born from the dream of eternity, like a flower from the serene night,
Sculpted from the silent shadows of time, floating o...

And here we are, on the orbit of our illusions

...And here we are, on the orbit of our illusions,
civilized madmen who have lost their compass,
the divine savage in garments of convention,
hiding the mysteries of the true soul,
living in the sha...

The river of life flows freely, whispering ancient secrets under the starry sky

...The river of life flows freely, whispering ancient secrets under the starry sky,
the waves sing with joy, crashing against the shores with the longing for a new beginning,
the light of youth shines...

In a universe where meaning is an endless quest and a heavy burden

...In a universe where meaning is an endless quest and a heavy burden,
Do crazy things, dance in the rain of stars as if no one is watching,
Let your laughter rise like a kite soaring freely in the wi...

Trapped in the labyrinth of appearances

...Trapped in the labyrinth of appearances, we weave our stories like spiders of our own minds,
We uphold an incomplete wisdom, a mix of fantasy and folly, which envelops us with shadows,
Our words ar...

Bright Lies and Silent Cries

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Written: January 12, 2025, For contest Sponsored by: Brian Strand

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Colored earth 
     lies in fragmented bits
          gold and silve...

Autumn 3

...The Autumn crocuses sway
Amongst the shadows of the pine trees
The air is resonant with smoke
As the buddleia dies down

August as thick as musk
Blackbird came a calling
about Autumns ephemera...

Autumn

...The Autumn crocuses sway
amongst the shadows of the pine trees
The air is resonant with smoke
As the buddleia dies down

August as thick as musk
Blackbird came a calling
about Autumns ephemera...

Retreat in the Woods

...Awaken with the break of a tangerine dawn 
bathing you in its Crimson sacredness ! 

Meditate with the majestic Pine trees 
Towering the skies 
Transcending the temporal ! 

Dance among  the w...

Maybe among so many barricades I could hold

...Maybe among so many barricades I could hold,
I was born to be read once and never to be read again.
To be glanced at but never to turn heads.
To be a writer and never to be the one written about.
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Zen mode

...engage as needed
and then release
roles enacted
vivaciously 

why would we cling 
to the dream unfolding
recognising its ephemerality...

Carpe Diem Dance

...Carpe Diem 6-21-24
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Carpe Diem Dance

What lives today, changes faces tomorrow,
    The breath of dance conundrum,
As days of clay crumble into m...

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