Do you eat in order to live?
Or do you live merely to eat?
A grand proposition indeed—
Yet answerless.
Though you may dream,
We shall never truly know.
"I think, therefore I am."
Descartes’ dictum—
Cast it all aside.
Simply because we exist,
We drink water.
That irresistible force!
We drink of your sweet honeyed water.
The following day—
"We brush our teeth,
and retch it all back."
Before me, a blade of grass
Sways gently in the breeze,
Slumbering in peaceful sleep.
immovable object
irresistible force
inevitable showdown
~ all in due course
The irresistible force removed the object
the unmovable slave trade always a profit
always forever a normalised project
so why would Britannia be willing to stop it
why would you pay just to give them away
purchase the product to cease without pay
for the sake of a debt that centuries stay
for no return no gain but to change the day
freedom is freedom through miracle alone
it came from nowhere and was the unknown
take it for granted and still those would own
how unlikely the ending that we have all known
One power, would be, one historically,
if not for Britain ruling the sea,
the way of the human, still slavery,
no other power ever set us free!
From the beginning through all of our ancient civilisations slavery was an aspect
Until the arise of the irresistible force which removed this unmovable object
For in 1066 the law of the land, the England, forbade the ownership of man
Blockades of the Union Jack’s command
And today in this freedom we all stand.
Authors Note: Because Britain went after the impossible and people have no idea it happened.
Another day, another diet
Another party, another 'Try-it!'
Immoveable object, irresistible force
Something's got to give
O! to 'try-it!'... But abandon my diet...
~ I just can't decide how to live
In a dreamscape, the bamboos sigh
Stretching taut up in the canvas sky.
My horizons expanding higher and higher
Yet, as they grow bigger and taller.
They never forget to sway a little and bend
So the irresistible force of the wind
Will bring forth timeless lullabies
Not destruction, nor catastrophic cries.
HORSE GALLOPING
A lone horse galloping vibrant on open wide meadow
striking wild thorny bushes, feral grasses
with hard tilted hooves.
It is a saddle horse without any rider.
Glossy skin was shining under dazzling Sun in sizzling noon.
Silky curly brownish mane dancing in hot breeze.
Has it abandoned its rider or in search of its owner?
Driven by irresistible force of inner inertia.
Scorching blazing Sun is ahead, not a pleasant venture.
Bathed in tremendous heat
Yet not losing its proud arrogant posture.
Why is the aristocrat dynamic runner so restless careless?
Yet may not be aimless.
Some ethereal dream mesmerizing the noble animal
to reach Paradise, its goal.
03/31/20
Fourth Place
'Some Paradise Where Horses Go' Contest by Michelle Faulkner
Sky and mountains smile formed in avarice want
Misty breath plume and roll
Green lit stance bow and reverb
At lights plantiff touch
Nature beauty in simplicity
As eons stranded creations
Moving the irresistible force
Your mind is enough for my Soul,
and your breasts freed to sway.
What is will/be is enough and
I keep my severe dreaming away!
I saw your golden cord climbing
above your nest that rises out
of the mouth to heaven.
And all illusions as a drying
painting of enormous proportions
that cupped flowers and abstained
from all human thinking --
the immovable body against the
irresistible force -- THUNDER
like eternity in flight like
a wave.
The greatest smallest creatures!
The smallest biggest lies!
The irrefutable truths against
the deepest paradoxes know!
If you are sad -- a lonely voyage!
Like the clouds engulfed in storms
I have spoken through pines and
cold soil -- through fire and
full blown masts across the seas!
You are the vintage nature of all;
a people with high raised hills of
strength and nostalgic voices.
I awake each morning before the
sun to watch the birds flee --
back into the nest of your love!
:: 12-31-2017 ::
What is society? Dictionary.com doesn't say so, but it is, some say, an irresistible force that causes insensitivity, greed, or downright oblivion.
Sir, why did you ignore the starving man in front of your house this morning?
I was in a hurry to get to work. Society frowns on those who shirk.
Ma’am, why did you tell lies and sabotage your co-worker, who needed—and deserved—that promotion more than you did?
It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there. I guess I’m just a product of my society!
Hon, would you put away your earphones and ipod and talk to Granny?
No response—She doesn’t know you’re there! Society keeps throwing all these gadgets at us!
September 26, 2016
Move on with your life
This guy has changed from an
Irresistible force
To an immovable object
My girl.Move on with your life
A swarming mass proceeds
Collective in hognail energy
Behind the fog of windshields and sound
History circles around the growth pattern
In this stage called life
Fate and choice mingle
The rhinoceros and the unicorn
Irresistible force of casino games played
The mass narrative of change holds sway
Yet crawling underneath
A spiritual force at my feet
Cast aside, though never drowning
From another moon, another dream
Dawn picks up the air of the day
Signals reside through flapping wings
We will meet ourselves again
On a cold afternoon day
Complete yet still surging from dreams
Reeling towards the sun
A soft knock, and by the door she stood.
She’d come, as I hoped she would
A hesitant “Hello”
Followed by “Shall I go?”
“No. Please stay.
Don’t go away.”
A welcome hug
Tender, with great feeling
Sending messages with its contact
As through our bodies, emotions react
Hands lightly held, guiding to a seat
Where minds could meet as we talked
And touched
Finally an embrace
Tender, unsure
Hoping for more
And then a kiss
Unleashing passion’s bliss.
A dream, of floating in the sky
Not asking why
Driven by irresistible force
As Nature followed its romantic course
Too soon the time to part
For Fate had a different chart.
Occasionally we meet
And as we greet, our eyes
Fire with a flame of subdued desire
Sometimes hands would touch
And through bodies
Thoughts rush
To that special day
Where there was a soft knock
And romance came our way
Knucklehead
~~~~~~~~~~
He won't take the meds, and knows that he'll die
If he misses those pills at the wrong time
Child of an irresistible force stubborn to a fault
Grew up to be the immovable object
Phenomenal IQ they say, yet he's perplexed
By the simplest things, distracted by stuff that’s shiny
And loves his cookies to a fault
Very caring and sharing, his last dollar to you he’ll give
Not giving it a second thought
Having survived falling from the top so many times
But he somehow manages to rise, again and again
She was right when she called him a knucklehead.
Far away in the mountains of the moon
This is where we shall meet
A long time travelling....
We will meet soon
Far away in the mountains of the moon
You will know.....
I will see you soon
Far away in the mountains of the moon
Where our love shall meet
We have come so far.....
Following our chosen star
..........I will be there soon
For this journey is long.....
to the mountains of the moon
Where we belong
.........I will be there soon
Far in time....
This journey set
Before we first met
This irresistible course....
This irresistible force
Far,far away
in the mountains of the moon
This is where we will stay.........
.........I will see you soon
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