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Premium Member Clarity Through Static

I want to be fully unwrapped
within the arms of your heart ~
the effervescent efflorescence
effortlessly cultivating our truth,
with your heat as my clothing,
your throb as my psalm,
your love as soft thunder,
soothing in silence
my mind’s mayhem, malevolence…

But to be your chosen heirloom,
must I turn fears
into flowers of resilience,
mask insecurities with interstellar lies,
pretend to be prepared
for the poisoned persistence,
as if ink trembles not at the
thought of losing the light
that found me ~
weeping on the edge of nothingness?

O lion’s mane huntsman,
my warrior scavenging
through storms and starlight,
come sail with me
to the distant dunes
of deepened devotion.
Succumb to this surreal seclusion,
cloaked in captivating colors
of branching attachment,
where you and I will
face the nefarious unnamed
like Persephone,
strolling between thistles
and abyssal dawn,
oblivious to what blooms above,
the labyrinth of love-starvation,
finding clarity through static panic,
returning to your dream,
where cacophonous control
calms the inner conscience
clawed to the catastrophic
currents of craving.

I am the midnight wanderer
intoxicated on pomegranate’s
forbidden ecstasy,
euphoric amidst the orchid 
haze of Hades.
For what is happiness
in the absence 
of fulfillment or contentment?
I have long learned
the adjectives to accentuate
peace through pain,
serenading serenity 
beneath skies adorned 
with doomed diamonds.

So let me stay alive in 
the lines of allure,
find lucidity through distortion ~
hope through helplessness,
rise again to a spring
that pulses 
for piercingly perfumed passion ...


Showtime

"Turn on the television",
Says an angel munching popcorn,
At the end of each century
"What are the humans up to?"

15th Century:
Columbus exploring lands on unending voyages
Enchanting symphonies of musicians
Words printed publicly
On yet another note,
Empires waging wars for supremacy

16th Century: 
Shakespeare sprinkles an era of Literature
Novel religions blend together
World marvels at inventions
Oh! Their foolish twist,
Struggling against man made plagues

17th Century:
Pascal, Boyle, Newton bask in glorious Science
Folks marvel at exquisite cuisines
Discover how universe expands
But humans need a change,
How about propagating slavery

18th Century:
Darwin and Berkeley penetrate philosophic minds
Austen explores societal strata
Mozart floats among harps
Well enough, humans think
Let's plot royal conspiracies

19th Century:
Civilizations soar with industrial revolution
Pasteur creates life-saving vaccines
Giant machines uplift cities
Isn't that much for now
Time to expand slave colonies

20th Century:
Theories leave immortal traces in all fields
Carbon dating, electromagnetic rays,
Nuclear reactions building spaceships
Humans have a different need
Devastating nuclear bomb thrills

Bored, angels switch to channel Earth
Only two decades past 21st century,
Interstellar voyages, flying planes,
A primitive human wouldn't believe,
But oh they can never change,
Bubbling venom of cold wars,
Dead humanity, tortured nature,
Cheap thrills of pointless debates.

"Okay that's been a while I say,
It is time to give them a taste.
At regular intervals in this century,
Humans with their wolfish greed
Surpassing idiocy need a pause."

Combating over money, religions, 
Nature, opinions, nothing else
While humans oppose each other
Forgetting to ponder their doings
Angels and demons dance together
Letting nature throw up for a while
God laughs as he tunes for showtime,
"And now for something completely different..."

May 20, 2020

Premium Member The Legendary Adventure Moments of Doctor Hermione Baggin

“The Legendary Adventure Moments of Doctor Hermione Baggins the Reddish of Winterhold, The Master Sith Rainbow Lord Lulu Pucca, Cloud Kitty Carla Chandra the Ruby Rose, and Rand O'From Equestria the Darken Raw Snow vs The Strange A.A. or Perhaps B.S. Educated Scotties Homer Pilgrim’s Search for More Resources by Destroying the Galaxy to Make Way for a Interstellar Lightspeed Railway or Was It a Fishing Pond?”

Apathetic the game will continue on anyway
“Bidet,” a person points, "first door on the right in the hallway"
Celtic orchestrated melody commences to play
Drastic the GM in a serious voice proceeds to convey
“Exotic treasures will be rewarded at the story's endplay
Frederick and Scotty have threatened to destroy the floodway
Galactic dragons will soon have control of the realms gateway
Heretic man wearing the scarlet hand is on the highway
Icteric smiles seeing the party ‘do you have an issue?’”
“Judgematic paladin, what course of action will you do?”
“Kinesthetic, I'll flash step next to him and use my kung fu”
Laconic, looking over at the monk, “not your turn Lulu”
"Majestic I promenade over and address this mildew"
Novelistic I say, ‘the dragons, and mage, I must melee’”
“Optimistic the NPC rolls a 16 and tries to outplay
Panic soon kicks in as the druid and monk cross the pathway”
Quadraphonic sounds play as the initiative ensues
"Rollick, the monk and I go over, but I just rolled a two”
“Slapstick the heretic encounters the paladin’s swordplay
Tragic it's late and we must stop the story right here today
Unpoetic I know but we'll pick up again next Wednesday"


Updated 5/14/2019
© G. Jay  Create an image from this poem.
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Premium Member This I Know

I know a place
I know a dream
Dream of wonder 
Dream of love
Love and joy 
Love that sparkles
Sparkles like a diamond 
Sparkles like a star
Star so bright
Star in the sky 
Sky of charcoal
Sky infinitely vast
Vast expanse 
Vast array of comets
Comets interstellar 
Comets so spectacular
Spectacular views 
Spectacular beauty 
Beauty beyond compare 
Beauty of twilight 
Twilight phenomena 
Twilight wonderfully alive
Alive and kicking 
Alive with wondrous chirps
Chirps of crickets 
Chirps of birds
Birds flightless and 
Birds that fly 
Fly such dizzying heights 
Fly so free 
Free as can be 
Free and unfettered 
Unfettered authority 
Unfettered freedom 
Freedom to soar and sing 
Freedom to migrate 
Migrate south in winter 
Migrate the world over
Over the marshmallow clouds
Over the seven seas
Seas many have sailed and
Seas uncharted
Uncharted terrain
Uncharted journey
Journey into the night 
Journey into the unknown
Unknown destination 
Unknown territory 
Territory 
Destination


Date written: 06/23/2020
Form: Blitz

Premium Member Oumuamua ------ Am I Poet Enough

look out from Hawaii
  where summit isles peek at volcan panorama
  like curious messengers scouting out ahead
  where we spied Oumuamua skim slanting past
  interstellar sliver rock tumbling by our yard
  from Lyra curving by the sun, on to Pegasus
  hyperbolic speedster, too fast for solar capture
  ......
  am I poet enough to catch your angular drift ?


  prophet of the space age
  Arthur foresaw your approach some years ago
  for moments our eyes meet, tangential traveller
  mysterious wanderer, wonder who probes whom
  wonder whether we are worth your fleeting visit
  hello from us to the white-horse mythical stars
  wisdom and excitement resides in not being sure
  ......
  am I poet enough to read space between the words ?


  do not stare directly
  be askance, be oblique and somewhat off-kilter
  watch the molten islands plume across the ocean
  cosmic time, ancient journeys, canoes and planets
  stumble on a meaning, kneel down, breathe in, rejoice
  feel transition, change of key, symphonic rise and fall
  music in the silence, in divergent destinations
  ......
  am I poet enough to hear gaps between the notes ?
© Ian Love  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Narrative


Premium Member And So It Begins

And so it begins
The game of life
The dominos of love
Falling where they may

The timer activated
Fresh out of a box
Learning the rules
As we go along

No plan or ruse
No rhyme or reason
Just out for some fun
Moving game pieces

Taking turns
At winning and losing
Rising and falling
In endless succession

An ebb and flow of emotions
The tears the laughter
Riding a roller coaster
Of highs and lows

A detonated cosmic launch
Mingling interstellar orbs
Crisscrossing arcs of destiny
In a waltz of muses
Or divine intervention



Read on air by invitation  ~  September 8, 2021  'WORDS & MUSIC'

AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on January 2, 2019 for contest FREE VERSE STYLE ONLY sponsored by EMILE PINET  -  RANKED 5TH

Premium Member Me the Proto Star

Me the Proto Star
                                  
      Clouds of gas and cosmic dust moving fast
     with galaxy throw out accumulate forming nebulae.
      One nebula is my birth place.
      Gradual accretion of interstellar materials create turbulence
      initiating knots of stuff to collapse
     on own gravitational attraction forming my fetus.

     Photons are squeezed under pressure undergoing fusion.
     As temperature rose to Ten Million Kelvin,
     Me the nascent descent Proto star is born.
             
    Now I am just new-born, a toddler you can call,
    Sun is my older sibling just an ordinary Star,
   five hundred billion years older than me.   
                             
    Millions of Galaxies, billions of huge massive stars
    all fiery burning balls rushing with tremendous velocities
    in infinite Universe.
    Me a trivial luminous cosmic object seems an infinitesimal.

     Poor Mankind sees stars like static polka dots
     twinkling, sparkling, glistening, shimmering, shining.               
     Scientists trying to explore  the mystery of Universe.
     Poets being charmed on beauty of tapestry of starry sky 
     are soaring high on dreams creating Verse.

Royalty

Even folks that are not attracted to feet
say your feet are pretty.
Your neck is long and graceful
even those that don’t give a heck
about necks, say
your neck is long and graceful.
I could go on,
but let it be acknowledged that you
are a very well put together girl.
Some say you are the daughter of Zeus
but I am more a Neptune kind of guy
and your mother and I
know you were born in a Hospital in Islington, London.
Mum had low blood pressure -
you nearly killed her
as you made your way
to the surface of her ocean.
You grew up, more beautiful year after year.
Yesterday you phoned saying
you were losing your powers;
I had to inform you that being pregnant,
you were now ready to ascend to your celestial throne,
and that I do hope the new baby,
(even though the royal blood of a million interstellar gods
flows through my veins),
will not look a bit like me.

Premium Member Nature's Decay and Rebirth

Nature’s Decay and Rebirth 10-23-25 Flowers fade and decay through wintry hours waiting for rebirth.
Aster means star
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Nature’s Decay and Rebirth

Astral groans transcend fall gardens,
Aster stars decay in shock waves
Fresh petals turn to star flowers of straw 
Like impotent stardust.

Bathed in breath of frosty kisses
Like a cold celestial caress
Autumn’s stars wilt in twilight’s pregnant sighs  
Chrysalis’ for new life. 

Beating hearts of crumbling seed heads - 
Like the imploding red dwarf -
Release their nebulas of umber seeds
With interstellar pods.

On solar winds like shooting stars
These explorers seek for warm soil 
And nascent cosmos glide into deep space
Seeking rivers of stars

From clouds of frigid decay set free  
A stellar garden rises up
Aster galaxies freed from vernal wombs
To dazzle stargazers

Premium Member Stars Begin and Die In Similar Ways

Cosmos magician, gorgeous nebula of rainbow colors.
My eyes are dazzled, by her unbelievable beauty.
Honored, I revere her magnificence, as I peek into the telescope.
Seeing this nebula move not at all, though I know she is.

Cosmos magician, gorgeous nebula of rainbow colors.
An interstellar beginning or a super nova end?
No way to tell. Like humans, stars begin and end the same way.
Delighting the high-powered telescope in the planetarium.

Cosmos magician, gorgeous nebula of rainbow colors.
I take another peek, holding my breath, amazed at her beauty.
Fantastic colors of this nebula delight and entice imagination
I hope she is at the beginning of her life cycle.

Cosmos magician, gorgeous nebula of rainbow colors.
Dust, hydrogen and helium, swirling interstellar galactically. 
Twisting and turning in a fog with other ionized gases
No matter her journey, I marvel at her optimism, and her grace.

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