It's comforting to shrink
Down onto a hard white surface
Ant-sized, running,
Dust for pebbles
Sunlight through glass
Clear boundaries
But room to move
Safe from sweeping forces
Go ahead and ask.
Answer: it's drying out
Direction evaporating.
Clear sky's a cage
See the giant birds
They're not happy
Lilliputian minds oft affirm
Delusional knowing
Unstable, fickle and infirm
Thoughts debilitating
Becoming as we choose
There’s no valid excuse
To thus cook our own goose
The false ego binds
Lilliputian minds
11-September-2021
Quietus
Woke up this morning, I was superhuman
Dreamt of saving humanity from ultimate ruin
No more wars
Our spirits soared
Till I realized overnight my brain became lilliputian
where
does
poetry
dwell
in
a
lilliputian
red log cabin
in
the
pinewood forest
Woke up this morning, thought I was super human
Dreamt of saving humanity from ultimate ruin
No more wars
Our spirits soar
Till I realized overnight my brain became lilliputian
© Jack Ellison 2015
Today I missed a step and crossed an unknown path
But the beauty of it, without doubt captured my heart
It is a foggy little memory I wish to tell...
It was a magical land with a sparkling spell
Its beauty was eye-catching, though no eye had seen
It was a small little place on an alien land
The place smelled of divine and heavenly fruit
Nature beckons and whispers gently...
A tiny, pure puddle with freshly, floating lilies,
Pebbles cushioning the round pond,
Floating dock and leaf with a unique bond
I went into a dream state, I just couldn't respond...
The whole scene was sitting on a lush green grass
With two huge trees and a beautiful swing sitting in between
Took the breath out of me, a dazzling sublime scene
And just when my eyes couldn’t bear without blinking
A wee little shut and open, the place was sinking...
My destiny awaited me somewhere far beyond
The peace and serenity, its beauty and purity
Is captured in my heart and soul
Someday I hope to go there again
Live the moment and retain it
Before a rose pink light splashes
A wonderful new dawn...
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