Far As The Eye Can See Poems

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Listen up and I'll tell you a truth shall I
about crazy hysteria and a...Read More

Nothing like a Tuscan sunset in winter.  From my custom-made mahogany rocker I can espy the horizon through my Palladian Venetian west window.  The sky is brushed with soft hues of pink, orange and violet.  The scent...Read More

Shimmering stars through barren trees –
I see far as the eye can see!
For clouds are in and snuggled tight,
reveling in this midnight sky.

Others join, as one by one,
each darkened house awaits the sun;
they slumber as the night doth play
and prosper...Read More

The Long Road

The highway is lined with tall pines. 
As far as the eye can see, 
as far as the soul dare to take in. 

God…
your land is beautiful. 

The smell is like sweet perfume. 
If only I could bring...Read More

As the silence slowly crept up,
From the lonesome woods so dark,
A chill ran from my spine all the way up,
As on the lonely journey I embark. 

From the lonesome woods so dark,
I heard a quaint cry. 
As on this lonely...Read More

Green and blue with white capped waves hitting the rocks
The sounds of the ocean as it whispers deep into the soul
As far as the eye can see life lives below among the dead
Many have died out at sea and their...Read More

I'm a summertime guy, that's what I like the best:
I love wearing my shorts and exposing my chest.
The warmth of the sun is beating on my back;
I listen to my playlist while enjoying my snack.
There's a view of the ocean...Read More

The tanned brown leather is stretched impossibly taut atop the battle drums.
A thousand sinewed warriors beat their war cries as one.
The thunderous pounding echoes across the African plain
That’s my heart when I hear your name. 
An expanse of wildflowers as...Read More

                 Poetry is the galaxy, it goes as far as the eye can see.
          ...Read More

Day in and day out
Trying to settle on what I should do now
The moon rises, the sun sets
Hoping everything suddenly somehow
Falls in place

As far as the eye can see
Under your command
I wann be your guardian
When all is crumbling
I wanna steady...Read More

I can imagine a great many things
polka dot pandas with gigantic wings
a world without war, a day without death
even the moment I take my last breath

Fabulous planets of purple and pink
a moment of peace where I don't have to think
soaring...Read More

At the top of the mountain, is a beautiful fountain
You can see beauty for miles, brings forth actual smiles
As far as the eye can see, many a mountain and tree
The water so clear and cold, turns the young from old
So...Read More

Spring awoke from her long Winter's dream, 
to a world of colors and warm sun beams. 
Birds are singing their heavenly refrains, 
the scent in the air of gentle sweet rain. 

The world alive with tomorrow's promise, 
Nature's bounty, its...Read More

I love you, your simple being and presence completes me
I love you, to the ends of the Earth as far as the eye can see
I love you, more than anything I’ve ever owned
I love you, more than anyone I’ve ever...Read More

There are perfectly magical days
when I’m easily overcome
with appreciation for my five senses
a multitude of prompts can trigger a reaction
that tingles to the depths of my being 
the sound of wind chimes
in the summer breeze
be it metal bamboo sea shells...Read More

America
I´m here to bring you
What you don´t need
Another heartfelt poem
Another heartsick plea
Worth less than
Chewed gum
America I’m tapping
At your window
At 3 am
With a bag full of
Sour wine
And a shopping list
Of grievances
America wake up
It´s me and I know
You´re only pretending
To be asleep
America...Read More

There’s endless miles of golden sandy beaches
Sparkling aqua waters as far as the eye can see
Gods and Goddesses frolic au naturel down under
Here’s where Heaven shines her light down on me

If you foolishly swim between the danger red line zones
See...Read More

An archway of oaks lead you upwards
As you rise above the crowds.
The sounds of everyday life fades away.
A castle ruins silhouetted against a fading sun.
And a patchwork view of fields as far as the eye can see.
I lay near the...Read More

No one ever truly knows me
only as far as the eye can see 
my thoughts always remain unknown
my actions can only be a tone 
in what makes me who I am
is the outside self merely a sham?
do we really know...Read More

THE CHAMELEONS
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


Give credit to the chameleons, they blend right in 
A simple maneuver, changes the color of their skin
No matter the surroundings, one thing is clear
You may not see him, despite him being quite near
Nature blessed him, with...Read More

I’d heard of Persephone, that beautiful earthly maid, 
Who’d vowed her love to Hades, although her mother forbade –
An enraged Demeter scorched the earth; a desolate paradise was made,
But Persephone visits still, embrocating this soil- 
I know, because these winters...Read More

An Aria Beyond A Silent Dream

Just yesterday, I was dreaming some love I’ll never have
And now I’m sitting all alone, smoking… this night
Some soul within that never was mine, seems to have left
Like falling stars crying so, fading upon its...Read More

We stepped down from our comfortable bus,
Strong winds whipping the flags to attention.
We walked across a narrow parking lot
Along a narrow path towards the sea,
Just a quiet group of tourists,
Only the crunch of shoes on gravel, 
On a cool spring...Read More

LIMITLESS HORIZONS  

Not a cloud in the sky , not a bird in  flight.
A sphere of serenity, a world of eternity.
Limitless  horizons  where  earth  meets  the  universe,
serrated only by  pine ...Read More

Waves of blue extend as far as the eye can see
raising high above the leafless treetops I dwell
a turquoise statue rests in the parkway
broken kneecaps and fingers but I don't know who
is attributed this honor dressed in flags of red
I...Read More