A stranger to the naked eye,
this ghostly apparition glimpsed
within my eyepiece field of view.
Scarce in contrast noted,
its pale orb stares back at me
through gossamer, pale eyes.
An Owl betokened here,
to mark the grave
of an ancient, dazzling sun.
That for eons shed its noble rays
upon ancient, vibrant worlds—
now fast asleep, shivering in the void.
I put my scope away,
still haunted by this specter,
within the Greater Bear careening.
N/A, 6/12/19, Nifty Named Nebula’s
Categories:
eyepiece, night,
Form: Free verse
I AM A PROUD GREEK SUNDIAL
I only tell of sunny hours historically,
And go back to when I was built,
Fifty years before Christ was born,
Have been renovated and rebuilt!
My name is Tower of the Winds,
I live in Agora, Athens Greece,
I live at the summit, on top,
Tell time and season, quite an eyepiece
Lord Elgin attempted to remove me from
Greece and take me to Britain but failed,
But I the sundial perched high above,
Stand proud as Elgin’s actions were curtailed!
Entered into sundial wisdom poetry contest 12/2/2019
Categories:
eyepiece, pride,
Form: Personification
Scrutiny.
You must scrutinize.
And I surmise you'll surprise
Yourself
With the tries and highs, lies and Phis
Hidden within your eyes.
Look hard and look deep.
Theres no need to anaesthetize
Your own thoughts
For I fear, you've fought
Battles with reflections before.
And will do so again - a war.
And scars: Scars - Your stars invisible to humanity
But do not put down your eyepiece
Kaleidoscopes seldom make neat
Perspectives of the world
But beauty they do not fail to feat.
And you walk by me everyday.
The same garments hiding mismatched socks.
And I see
Your thoughts bounce around like ideas
Trapped in total internal reflection
Let it out, Let them out
Like I unveiled before
That for a clear understanding of a world by a world
We must trust our first impression of each other and ourselves
And merge face, space and place
For a million ways of seeing may
Serve no purpose but haze images
So believe what you see in me
Because I see through your disguise
Regardless of black and blue skies
Regardless of irreparable broken ties.
Regardless of 'good day's and' good bye's.
For I am your purest truth.
I am your mirror.
Categories:
eyepiece, mirror,
Form: I do not know?