Long Soundings Poems

The raven knows, listen to his soundings warning,
Beware and listen to what he says, harken unto this
Messenger of death for he sees all things, be it dark or light!
Black ebonies feathered sentinel, warily watching, as
The...

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I'm ready if you are.
Steadily walking past wekas, canoes, sailboats, motorboats, along concrete paths, down ash-felt slopes
Across intersecting car trails
Drawn only by the beckoning beach.

Feet slipping over Northland's rough green grass
Damp, spongy, smooth grit of...

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Deathless Aches, Heart's Desires


Thoughts of Heart are as mystical ships that traverse
Ranging amidst the restless ocean ways,
Their crimson prows surging through the sunrise,
Their golden sails adream in evening haze.

Thoughts of broken spirit wander sadly
Unfriendly waters;...

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Not a true Choka...but uses a 5,7,7,5,7,7 format 
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Chill, steaming vapour;           
Silence over pale water;       ...

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From the wild western plains, I call unto thee my sister of the poetic heart,
Where have thee gone, swallowed whole by a desert storm, or lost amongst
The tumble weed of discontent.
Let the blazing heart of...

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Lady liberty, hold your flame light high, 
Beware the path thy cross, in the wild undiscovered
Wilderness of the U.S.A.
For it is here a fierce native predator,  
Stalks the rocky ranges bad lands,
Behold the American...

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i go in the morning, 
as i normally do, and 
warm my cup of coffee,
robust awakenings to today,
sit down and begin to arouse and 
contemplate the day before me

after a bit, i move about and...

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Laughing Atmospheres




It floats in the morning dew
Settles with diamonds
On cobwebs who
Catch dreams on their threads

The sensual quiet of dawn
Imbues
The grass blades are whispering
To the sifted chanting
Of being One

In a glittering pool
The sea
Dances every possibility
Day bright...

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I’m asleep, therefore nothing exists.
Just my mind and a hangover from last night being pissed
Existence is only evident from the point I open my eyes
And the pain I feel from the knife in the back...

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He stands upon the salty,slippery deck,
Yelling yaargh matey ,
with a halfhearted pirate drawl.
He's not to impressed with himself,
not an eyepatch or wooden leg,
not even a hooked claw.
The parrot on his shoulder,
is a wannabee,
a sparrow that...

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There you are, standing tall and proud,
                            ...

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My mysterious life in these elusive underwater surroundings
Keeps my clan of beings alert and cautious of vigilant threats.
As I travel ahead of the others in search of sonar echo soundings
My large companions shelter me from...

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'Loving you!' chuckled I, 'Yes loving you!'
I awoke and flung the air
Amazed that you are here
Loving you - tormentor of my dreams
'Loving you!' said I, 'thing of heartthrob'
Grazing upon you you just nod
Deep into that...

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We met in rage, incarnadine fury,
meandered, then, became tenacious friends.
From wary circling hearts, we took the chance,
we joined our hands, we spun in place, we laid
a spiral architecture down, we formed
a spring, mosaic metal, powerful
enough...

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Can there be another quiet night?
A night never known to be in existence
A night to have blanket over light
A night to have shared broken silence

It hides, hiding and hidden well
Never in the findings to find...

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IMPRESSIONS of REALITY
becoming
  enmeshed
in endless
detail

in the shadows
 startling
depictions

turmoil
&fireworks
with
extreme reactions


the
interconnectedness
 of
 change over
time
 raising questions
reflecting
the influence
both
 inspire&
  surround
to
shape ideas
&present
 emphasising
the integral
 soundings 
& thus
showcases
the
 three-dimensional

NOTE:THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE   using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making...

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backyard helicopters create
ass-sending noises that... 
disturb whole neighborhoods

so...threats of disturbance are policed...

america blocked 'russian missiles to cuba'
there was a stench to their presence...
that would keep u.s. citizens awake

now...threat's of disturbance get policed again and...

the russians...

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Revered are the Stars that spring you,
acclaimed the moon who enlightens your path.
Hold me in-between your laps -a haven of infinity.
Let me understand your warmth:cold forever despised.
My upstairs in scatteration-your decked face observe.
Wait on the...

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A strong stormy wind gust,
blew across the front lawn,
raising swirls of dust,
at the break of dawn,

Darkening clouds formed above,
creating lightning flashes,
with loud soundings of,
ear piercing thunder clashes!

Raindrops dancing all around, 
soon turned to hail and...

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I have one great thing that comes so warmly
Tears soaked in love.
My darlington -- pigmy doll.

I rolled my heart like a roller on your tiny cage;
I dewed the evening tide in your leafy page. 
I...

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Black, Blue’s dream of knowing

Today, eyes heavenward, an unclouded
blue unto eternity.  Look up.  Swim
this fathomless sea far as perspective
can carry.  Leave behind L.A.  Leave used 
shores brown as inversion’s earthbound air....

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Cats do not listen to our words,
dogs are sound-hounds
but cats heed not
articulate soundings.

Big cats hunt by adjustments
in the fear quotient.
The frozen electricity of hesitancy
felt by searching whiskers as they stalk,
domesticated tabby-cats also,
but mostly they stalk...

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