my third eye whisked my soul to Cairo
I had an eagle’s view of the pyramids
tasted grittiness of the sand on my tongue
camel sat and pondered my arrival
old Egypt is mystical and ethereal
sand birds accepted me as one of their own
we flew together over pharaoh’s tombs
I was home! I was home! I was home!
Categories:
grittiness, spiritual,
Form: Prose Poetry
The grittiness of the sand upon my feet..
As the soft breeze blows my hair flows..
Golden rays of the sun beating down on me..
Hues of yellow and gold reflects the ocean..
The sound of waves brings music to my ears..
Enchanted by the sight and sounds..
Dancing with the waves..
I am..
There is only this moment in time..
As I spin in a trance ..
With the spectacular waves..
Gone is turmoil..
Gone is sadness..
Gone is pain and suffering..
Gone is a life not lived with joy..
Dancing with the waves ..
I am..
Surrounded by beauty and grace..
As I spin in a trance..
A soft breeze envelops me with love..
Brings forth peace and harmony..
In an unbalanced world ..
There must be balance..
Categories:
grittiness, beach, encouraging, inspirational, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
We are but fleeting shadows
Upon the face of this earth
So solid,so tangible ,yet so ready
To slip through the hands of life
When we doff our mortal coil
To leave an inert and empty shell
Doomed from birth to turn to dust
How much store do we place
In the substance of this earth
Which can erupt and flow in waves
Sweeping all before it unstoppably
Then coming to rest
Once more monumentally still
Cloaked in the garb of geological grittiness
Water itself takes many forms
As gas,liquid and solid
Steam, water and ice
Such metamorphoses tease our understanding
The restlessness of our universe
Encompassing a world of whirling atoms
to give an illusion of stability
While spatially distanced.
This mysterious blend of dark matter
And seemingly solid shapes
Defies resolution by the human mind
As a few search for meaning
Seen by many as a purposeless pursuit.
Plus ca change,
Plus c'est la meme chose.
Categories:
grittiness, meaningful, nonsense, science fiction,
Form: Free verse
Just as a sliver of moon waits uneasily at the daybreak,
waning to let the sun command the sky.
Just as glistening dewdrops slide down fresh blades of green,
making it seem that the rains did just weep and sigh.
Just as tiny crabs burrow, creating sandy bubbles on the beach,
betrayed by the mighty frothing tide.
Just as countless silvery scales stuck to nylon fishing nets,
the morning catch, reflecting a fisherman's pride.
Just as the grittiness of sand stuck in the web of my toes,
fresh reminiscent of my walk at the teach
Just as this anaphora, my heart races back to you
your memories entwine me, just as you fade out of my reach.
Categories:
grittiness, deep, desire, heartbreak, longing,
Form: Rhyme
I keep trying to fight but everyday it gets worse,
I'm trying to carve out a path but it hurts
and I loop around to where I stood first.
I'm stuck suffering,
but won't let no fat lady sing.
Relapse,
forget the feeling,
I'll just get back to my feet and I'll stand,
because fate demands,
I'll never live it down if I don't rebound.
I honestly promise to be at my strongest,
in fact no impact or test
can crush my chest, ever,
I'm a last and never rest
not 'til I bask that no flag flew at half mast.
I'll dip and I'll rise like a rollercoaster ride
but I'll never hollow out inside or lose my pride,
I'll battle depressions wickedness with all my witty grittiness
and when I'm knocked down I'll breathe, go again and believe,
with a greed for freedom core and seed 'til I'm freed.
That's the wish beyond painful twists,
a thirst to slit wrists through self hatred,
and the positive drive is confiscated,
but don't be mistaken I'll reinstate it,
I aint breaking, this life aint there for the taking,
I'll rehabilitate me inevitably.
Categories:
grittiness, anxiety, character, depression, hip
Form: Rhyme
SANDSTORM
cold front pushes clouds and soil into town
dry eyes fight the grittiness
of the bully sandstorm
4/7/2018
Categories:
grittiness, weather,
Form: Kimo