Long Licht Poems

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Upon Your Shore

Ma boatie sailed ower the mist covered sea,
I searched an sought for your hidden shore,
Shrouded in mist frae ma searching eye.
You left in a red mist o yer makin,
Stormin aff afore ah could stoap yer flight,
Heid strang defiant an unco deaf tae protestations,
Awa back tae yer hame doon by the wild sea,
Broodin an frettin yer wrath ready tae explode,
Watchin the mist conseal yer shore.
Selkies an sirens kept silent at nicht,
Feart o yer mad writhings an screams,
Even the Coileach hid hersell away ,
In daurk caves inside o hills and bogs.
They were loast in the wids,
Whaur only fae Ghillie could see them oot.
Doon rushing burns kelpies would scream,
Rending the nicht to quiver an moan,
Whaur travellers wid shiver in tavern rooms.
Ah heard the moans an gripes in the mist
As at last ah fund yer shore wi smooth saun,
Whaur ah beeched  ma little boatie,
Unner the licht o a bricht shining moon.
Upon yer shore ah staun an cast a look
Ower the saun toward yer hame,
An wunner if ah was tae blame.
Yer loast tae me forever in time,
Ne,er again will ah call ye mine.

Andrew mcintyre.   28/12/2020.


Premium Member A Taste of Heaven

Dust, sweep and mop
  Run to three or four shops
Polish silver 'til it shines
  Did we forget to buy wine

Countdown to Sabbath's begun
  So many chores to be done
Ready or not, it's time to bench licht*
  Friday goes by dizzy quick...

Now the Sabbath does appear
  On dove's wings of purest cheer
Our tired feelings dissipate
  Blessings soothe, reinvigorate

Refresh and restore
  Over holy books we pore
Eat delicacies and treats
  Meals pleasant and sweet

Time now to repair to sleep
  To relax and dream dreams deep
Of Sabbaths wrapped in mists of yore ~
  Messianic Era to point toward



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*to bench licht is Yiddish. It means to light 
candles (for the Sabbath or a Festival) with
a blessing.  'Licht' is pronounced as a 
guttural, more like 'kh' as in the Russian 
'khorosho,' 'good.' It is not pronounced like 
the 'ch' in 'chin' or in 'Chicago.'
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Meine Gedanken Im Schlaf

Im tiefsten Unendlichkeit bin ich immerhin, da wo auch der Trommelstein steht! Er spricht mit 
mir dürch die Dunkelheit!

Wann die geschliffenen Eiströpfen sowie auch die Schneefloken fällen und das glanzende, 
himmlische Licht scheint auf die weiten Felder und die unzählingen Baüme.
Mit der Anstrengung des Alltags, zieht der Mensch seine Energie dürch das Einatmen der 
natürlichen Kräfte.

Das Gleichgewicht der Elemente entspringt aus dem Erdiennen, und erinert uns an das wahre 
Leben.

© Joe Maverick 25-02-2010
	       15-10-2010

MY THOUGHTS IN SLEEP

In the deepest timelessness I am,
And by me stands the pulsing stone,
He speaks with me through darkness deep
Polished ice on the fallen snowflakes drop.

A glittering heavenly light over rolling fields
Innumerable trees illuminate.
As with inflexible problems of mundane life
Mankind expends his energy, 
While inhaling deep from nature’s breath.

The eternal balance of elemental life goes on,
 & From within the earth’s bowels deep, groans emanate,
to impart to me life’s verity.

© Joe Maverick 25-02-2010
	       15-10-2010

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