Long Transit Poems

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Premium Member Trapped

Pigeon caught on a subway platform
              bobbing in a landscape of feet
Escape cut off,
               bobbing through risks
               weaving clear of grinding boots
Liberated from nature,
               pigeon transit-frenetic
               like a novice in deep end swimming
               no warning signs posted

A bird in need of rescue 
               from commuters who barely break
               their stride
               a tumbled push of bodies
Breathless souls in a hectic stake out
                for metallic space
                unfiltered anxiety
                plundered sense of validation
                no warning signs heeded
Beaked  captives who rush the subway train
                perpetually severed
                from
                       their 
                              wings.








Poem revised: March 23, 2021


BINARY

A rustling of digital leaves 
in the binary breeze.

Odd fractals of ones and zeros 
crash in waves of a subliminal sea.

Rotations of carbon and nanowires 
collecting in my shadow. 

Ghost of man-made reality 
in matrices of ions.

The light of a binary universe in transit.

Coils of cool light drifting 
through my Silicon Soul.

A leaf curves and descends 
into decaying isotopes.
 
I feel the event horizon 
of god’s information overload.

A rustling of skeletal circuitry 
in a binary breeze.

All is not what it seems: odd filaments 
of nanites and nanoseconds.

Feeling the rush of cold 
in a binary breeze along subliminal seas.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Earthly Thoughts Shimmer

Jewel  layer templates
gilded upstream sigh
winsome eyelet skimmed
scorning  dawn orb
Delphic mustard sketch
on sapphire sequins 
Appalachian awning 
bearing flimsy nuggets
surreal slender straw’s 
amber seam gore 
lentil seed pod float
upon cashmere shrub 
rainbird doleful cry
of damp gray epoch 
amid citrus rind 
cloud form sun drench 
flabbergasted bard now
flailing as tinted 
backscatter orange 
alert impacts 
banana belt script
beleaguered  poet yens
tangential sepia pitch
for effervescent voyage
golden jug  muse 
saliva whorl thimbleful
as earthly thoughts 
shimmer edgeways
while the isthmus 
of indented arcades
random periwinkle 
brushed aside by 
spineless  green matrix 
adapted pun bound
to lace immersive 
benign rapt plumage
hedgerow chirper squall
willow warbler, goldcrest
red bunting, greenfinch
broader scope anon
spotted flycatcher fitz-bew
amongst Glen thicket
a subdued tumult 
but latent twitter
mint  coda riot
paper craft adrift
hankers after worlds
ethereal and 
neon-wrought ploy
incandescent dream lure
suburb tang visceral
round acorn strip
fenced circlegram 
hub, imbiber of
fluctuating shade 
and swerve corridor 
of urban transit 
where pavement 
clad mosaic flaunts 
its pear cut diamond

Premium Member Along Dry Path

Am I fitful,
fluctuating, fluid? 
thin compass waver
as I jubilantly weave
lilac tree vignettes 
that weep or chortle,
rainbow figment curtain
rashly wished upon
in grain smudge zephyr
garnet sand raw vehicle 
garden common opal 
transit sidestep
to a multiverse 
of sappy fruit drip
net bag of niche
mauve rim canopy 
a gilt ring culprit’s 
flashpoint conjure 
stirring taxi cabs 
of lavish spurt  
woolgathering 
a gold rush stray
footslog must 
have steel encased. 
undulating folds
entangled nomad feint
dwarf yellow scorcher
firmament fatality
dash for straw hut
casita or elm 
wood cabin where 
advertence on
turnpikes, trails,
woven tracks lead
trajectory abuts
plod along dry path 
dust bowl swirling as 
they spurn allotments
meek enshrouded lull
with unalloyed poise 
to jettison narcolepsy  
brief embargo on
spiral plumule  
when one’s physique 
has many harrowing 
gasps, taut breath
that intrinsic quest 
for glistening cascade 
seems an urgent 
void, crushing  
diapason rudderless
mahatma clement at 
Arcadias nascent
totem of egress 
yet charismatic 
terminal flag 
as this sentient 
hypothesiser on 
emerald tint bract
beneath hiking boot
unflinching 
wild clasp at
beanpole verges
riven from
shade burst cockcrow 
lure an impetus 
to meandered pretext 
primeval boon-docks  
whilst tranquil flit 
discommoding tawdry 
pitch or tilt 
gaunt endowment
I must brood on
surreal moiety
of cerebral aspect 
squandered 
rude reckoning aside
lapse into sullen 
vacuum found across
a link whose blind  
velvet crush lingers
query later doused  
in vapour whirl gush
inkling thin veneer 
sheeny beadlet  
brow sapped 
nod and falter
to a childhood turf
shelter for the limb 
victim of grinding 
marathon on marathon 
to relish glow hue noons 
hermetically abeyant  
sempiternal eves  
avenue to wanderer 
fatigued yet still 
in broad pursuit 
of deep quiddity

Premium Member The Silence of Winter

Invisible hands will thaw the frozen year
If only sun could do the same 
For the silent pair who sit in stilted air...
The two, who ride the transit bus, 
Going here and there....

     Sadly,... who knows where?.....And sadder still, is do they care?
     With a winter's chill between them, stripped and bare

She wears a cloak of tweed to keep her warm
He braves the cold hunched in a coat of brown
I see them there and wonder how it came to this
How silence breeds, while they have passed through years..

They board as two, a married couple, yes
But winter chills their very depth
Their eyes are vacant, nothing left
Of spring, of love, togetherness

When distance looms across the room
Where love once bloomed, but now is gone
Observed among a crowded bus
Or in the small café
No words are left to say?
No hands to grasp, no questions asked
No tender glance, don’t touch… don’t touch

  I wonder how it came to be?

These two who vowed to always love
Do seasons come and leave such dust
When winter’s wind turns love to rust?
And winter’s breath chill hearts to stone

They live as one, yet stare alone
It isn’t hate, it isn’t love, it isn’t care, it isn’t much….

  Just the icy, slippery grip of time .....and a deadly winter's touch


On Beginning To Compose a New Poem

On beginning to compose a new poem...

Assaying thoughts gambol,
scuffling as in an affray
née crushing, jockeying, stampeding...
demanding equal airplay
gushing as metaphorical think
spigot turned on full force airway
thru totally tubular cerebral

microcosmic aisleway
vesicular conduit fifty
plus shades of gray
exhaling sigh of relief, cuz
transcending writer's block
innovative talent with words
did once again allay
needless panic, where yours truly

finds himself punchdrunk
in some dark alleyway,
an unfortunate fate
Matthew Scott alway
avert reminding myself
to utilize ujjayi breath
hard driving gateway
into Pranayama practices

analogous to make
emotional transit thru
golden itty bitty
teensy weensy archway
infinitesimal impossible mission
to pinpoint areaway,
yet crisscrossing meditative
zen zone an array

of utmost nirvana
will never lead effortless
mantra buffeted concentration
not lead astray
and matter of fact
lightness of being
scaling metaphorical kickstarting

rah height aweigh
up yonder within
outer limits twilight zone
re: supraconsciousness
keeping at bay
non intrusive thoughts
ruff lee collaring, mimicking belay
boring bonafide dog obedience training

pant tum miming (think) begging
for limp bizkit, thus
canine loosens seat belt buckle
one notch braving violating
no trespassing sign
despite petsmart restriction
heavy populated wall tint
head nab yule Haitian

made Christmas benday
eerily resembling voodoo
cursed poppet summoned
if anybody doth betray
not being spellbound
hence, blithely skipping
reading future poetry (mine)
magic edict I dost bewray.

The Moon


The moon in terms of mythology
The moon goddess I'm referring to                                                                
The moon in terms of astronamy                                                
The moon that’s facing planet blue       
The moon the natural satellite  
The moon within earths orbit                                         
The moon giving the dark light
The moon  always in transit         
The moon an gravitational pull
The moon and mans many trips
The moon at times half, then full
The moon rarely a solar eclipse
The moon keeps the same face                  
The moon reflected by the sun
The moon that’s in outer space
The moon in our solar system


note decided to keep poems as single versions as some alredy on here 

This spare of moment idea I wrote a year ago still been wondering whether to put on here
wanted into add to it but s=not sure where to go with it 
when I was writing elements of life and mother earth
i don’t know much about astrology,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
wanted to add more to this 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
INSPIERD B SOUP POETS AT TIME JAN FEB 2012...............
............. this is my definison of stars
WRITTEN nisBY MYSELF DAVIDCOTT   ,,,,,,   2012>>>>>
written jan 2012
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
PLEASE NOTE YES AGAIN THIS ONE ALREADY ON HERE BUT LIKE THE 
OTHER WRITES IN THIS PATTERN WANTED TO ADD SECOND HALF 
THE STARS AND THE MOON,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
note with the moon i wanted to mention tarot card reading the first astrologer ect
and also try to get to match to first half which was hard so oped to stick to things about the moon
maybe some others could give me some input  i did do a little research but got lost 

reading about moon tides  and all the indeph astrology ect''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''?????
Form: Rhyme

The Kiss

That kiss is still moving,

lips pursed, migrating in time
until my own lips pucker
sensing bubblegum lipstick.

That unseasoned taste of young lips

now wayfaring and rekindled
within a hundred mature women.

Landfalls, rainfalls, waterfalls,

all that falling into willing mouths
as if we were parents to each other,
a consuming need 
to nurture and be nurtured.

Then those savage collisions

where blood is the thirst,
where lip to lip, fevered senses 
are ground into ash or embers.

All those lips perfumed with honey,

bitter root and raw moonshine,
all exploring ways to drown.

That first sweet kiss

still moving on, as a question
in transit, transient, yet as deep
as a desert succulent
or as light 
     as any other wild flowering.

From the Clustered Closet To the Benevolent Bumpy Roads

sharing a slice of pizza
sharing our dreams like a butterscotch milkshake
all out of napkins
bathroom paper towels as a substitute
waterfront booth vibe
barry manilow made it through the rain again
air supply is always all out of love
christopher cross does the best he can do
we prefer blessing the rains down in africa with toto
this is how we....come out of the closet and free ourselves if you will
what color....rear window definition
we just don't give a damn tonight
we are just enjoying being honest in that free spirited sort of way
we pay in starbucks....moonlight feels right as happily blow it all sky high as if we just complete the most difficult jigsaw puzzle
how long has this been going on....for as long as an ace accrues 
being that we are both the adventurous types, lets take an elongated joyride via the chicago transit authority and colour each other's world....with pleasure....of each other's company
© Marty King  Create an image from this poem.
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Premium Member The body politic '

In sleep..Deepest sleep, does the body not move.? For lying too long on just one
Side is bad? I believe that is true.? We turn right to left, all unaware, as ( the body )
Regulates by innate care.' So being on the
Left indefinatley will stress your skin crush blood in transit, cause pain within
The same for the right, do not stay forever
Maybe a while on the back, will suit you better.? A simple enough theisis, but practical truth..Could it be applied to politics.? Would it help somewhat.? In 
Valuing balance.? Does it allow a plot.?
As in seamanship? A course to follow for
The body of a country, maybe we all 
should on just not?  swallow..That the right side or the left, are the only choice.'
Available is discernment, treat it not as naught.' Maybe better for the body of a country, to have chance to move? And
Before retiring to the bed, 
in making; slip off real heavy shoes ?

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