Intoned Poems

Eagle’s Challenge

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meet me on high in limpid luminescent sky
from whence you’ll catch my twigs perhaps
there I cloudless am guided to harlequin horizons
precision ...

The Inner Voice

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In the dark opaque night within the space of solitude, 
enfolding the languid landscape of my indolent life,
my forsaken journey’s pathway aimlessly meandered
in the gloomy labyrinth of endles...

Realm Of Divinity

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Inspired by Breaking Benjamin song : Far Away


My footsteps crumple 
the rustling pale leaves I love, 
making morose music of loneliness
in my hopeless journey,
I am yet to finish. 

Th...

As We Metamorphose

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“being mistook we burnt the book
thoughts rest, we dwell in our heart’s nest
touched by spirit, our body shook
by God’s light blest as we undressed”


In the live network 
of intricate una...

The Cemetery Bell Rang

...“Death can never separate us. Each time you feel a gentle breeze, It's my hand caressing your face.”  By Mary Lucas

The first bell intoned its dreary dirge.
The feel of emptiness spread al...

Keeping Up With the Boneses

...Long before you were born, long before your great grandfather was born, in the time when magic was approximately eight times more plentiful than it is today, there lived a family in the remote part o...

I Am

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In the live network 
of intricate unassailable design,
invisible layer on imperceptible layer, 
the latticed mind is stratified.
On spiritual strata the devout strands
align with the innate ...

Potpourri of new verse - some could be better, some could be worse

...I always wanted to be a medieval jester,
the one who sneaks up behind the queen
and makes her guess who caressed her.
I always wanted to be the Lord of Misrule,
King Lear's sad foo...

The Echo Returns Not

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The cacophony of egocentric edicts,  
intoned within the noise of existential commotion,
doesn’t return reflected in harmonic resonance 
from the serene sensuous screen, 
to where it ...

Chance Encounter

...“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust”,
The minister intoned, dismissing us.
Embraced and patted, pitying looks from all.
Letting go of my rose, the last to fall.
Thorns pricked my finger, a drop...

Speak no evil

...In the crepuscular halcyon sunset, bells tolled urging
the desultory audience to attend the sermon of the new pastor.
Despite their cynical sentiments, they dared not absent themselves.
The look o...

A Distant Flute

...Music
when explained
the notes retract

Visceral
ideation
falling flat

Resonance
systemic
joy intoned  

Romancing
the silence
— calling you home


(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)
...

When rebellion arises justice takes birth

...The old mother-in-law was sent away,
To an old age home without delay.
The daughter-in-law, with silent defiance,
Pushed back without uttering a grievance.

The husband, in his quest to tame,
A...

Soul Speak

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True feelings concealed craftily
beneath the sheath of surfeit psyche, 
fragile fantasy of self sanguinity fostered	
by the colors of chameleon skin,
evoke emotions surreptitious,
pretentiou...

Minus Identity Who Am I

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The existential bird in the supreme sky 
flies abandoned with the rhythm of swan song.
The tapestry of time wraps with eternity hue
the innate immortality essence, 
etched for the uniqueness ...

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