Now That We Are Here
Life is entanglement plus time,
A Gordian knot of opportunities,
Each ravel a riddle to solve
or a battle to be won.
We grab and pull at the gnarls,
Greedy fingers seeking solutions alone.
Though the more we worry them,
the tighter the fibers cling together,
defeating our efforts with every turn.
The working ends unhitched and hidden,
Knots impossible to untie without another;
Desperate, we
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Categories:
gordian, appreciation, growth, love,
Form: Free verse
The Gordian Knot
All our lives we flounder about
untangling intricate ties –
First, with our parents, our siblings,
Our spouses and our kids,
Our in-laws, our relatives;
Later, we squander time away
unraveling our differences
with our peers, our friends,
Our teachers, our bosses,
Our colleagues and associates;
At the end of our lives
we struggle
to come to terms with
Our beliefs, our faith,
Our dreams and aspirations,
Our Gods
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Categories:
gordian, relationship,
Form: Free verse
Gordian Knot
The Gordian Knot of perpetuity
woven around your heart
is a thick thread of anguish
created by poison fingers from internal pain
Born in a mass of dark muck that drowned innocence
in screams unheard
now feeds on the blood-soaked veins of lovers
like a vampire in ruthless exultation
that revives strength and vigor
to cold calculating eyes of worthless passion
dripping from the hungry
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Categories:
gordian, perspective,
Form: Free verse
July 25th, 1996 Tied the Gordian Knot
July 25th, 1996 tied the Gordian knot,...
(I spent noose cents)
begot deux daughters, the major events
both since flew cuckoo's nest,
the eldest angry at papa for offense
sieve behavior fatherly bond
forever sundered permanent rents
unforgiving progeny vents
bile, explosive vitriol whence...
Aye yen for bachelorhood every
now and again doth mildly abate
after saying "I do...,"
when axed by justice of peace
nearly two dozen
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Categories:
gordian, 12th grade, anniversary, celebration,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Illusion's Plot, Gordian Knot
When it’s designed to bewilder
illusion’s plot gets scowls.
He thinks his tales should have thrilled her
Gordian knot, three fouls.
he’s out; his jokes disintegrate.
But he laughs ‘cause she took the bait.
Illusion’s plot -
Gordian knot.
Embarrassed, her face is scarlet;
His fun, guaranteed to upset.
Next, his emotional vortex -
maintaining hoax is fun,
another ploy from his cortex.
Explaining jokester’s done.
He’d do well
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Categories:
gordian, angst, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme