Long Conic Poems
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M elancholy circles its shadows in the night
I mmortal demons summoned from within
D istorted fears ring loudest incantations
N ebulous the clouds of failure and defeat
I ntense and nefarious the forces gather with intent
G arnish every remaining semblance of dignity
H andwriting on the wall predict our fate is sealed
T angerine skies wash over our last vestige of hope
I conic setting for the rising of the phoenix
N avigating seas of turbulence when all is at its worst
T ime and time again we’re challenged to prepare for combat
E motions on high alert as we dare rise to the challenge
R eveal the inner strength we never thought we had
L ingering from some old forgotten conquest
U nfurled wrath of the den mother protecting her cub
D efying all odds live to fight another day
E lusive victory against dark forces in the night
Read on air by invitation ~ June 3, 2021 'LATE NIGHT POETS'
AP: 2nd place 2025, Honorable Mention 2021
Lost Echoes
lost echoes wander silent valleys
reverberations orphaned tones
disconnected from their source
long ceased – solemn call to prayer
wasted on the ears of the callous
dried on the clapper’s lips
no need to welcome revelers
invite the workers from their fields
the center of their lives resides elsewhere
frayed, dusty ropes hang muted
no hands to give them voice
soft winds and whispers fading
on the fallow fields of hope
dry, creaking, members
bowing under toneless weight
birds, undisturbed in their nesting,
coo in the conic complacency
of the hollow past
the world is deafened now
the last of the pealing bell tones -
lost echoes – wandering silent valleys
John G. Lawless
7/25/2015
submitted to –For whom the bell tolls – Poetry contest
sponsor – Debbie Guzzi