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dear poetry,
you take up almost half
of my waking hours.
i read and judge so much of you,
i rarely write my own nowadays,
but I intend to change that.
i pray that you keep
the ink in my pen full and flowing.
i walk hand in hand with you
through this vale of tears.
i often carry you in my backpocket;
nothing can tear us asunder.
you are but a voice
from my heart,
the gift that keeps on giving to me
so that I share with all and sundry.
you're the skeleton key
used by readers to unlock
the door that is me,
the moonbeam piercing through my darkness;
you enrich and rejuvenate me.
i seek refuge in you,
and through you,
i explore myriads of possibilities,
i venture into the terra incognita
and touch an unreachable star,
I muse on people,
beauty,
and art.
I express love, in all its forms,
i travel without movement,
i beat through nature's undergrowth,
i soar the limitless sky
with the mightiest of wings,
i plumb the depths
of profound emotions,
i vividly capture
moments and images,
i express myself freely.
i celebrate life,
its highs, lows and in-betweens.
oh, how much you mean to me!
how therapeutic you are...
with just a pen in my hand,
i reach and touch many a soul,
you've allowed me...
to heal myself
on a blank page;
i owe so much to thee...
thank you, poetry!
Collaboration with Edward Ibeh
Oh, precious one, I need you…
Be the missing ying to my yang.
Come on home to a safe haven
In this warm, cozy heart of mine
Stay forever more, I implore thee, because…
Without you, there’s a hollow there!
And I’ll journey through
This vale of tears, incomplete.
A kin to sunlight without the sun,
Or a shadow without light,
Or a Romeo without his Juliet,
Or a pearl being formed without an oyster.
On my own, I am but a starless night.
My dearest, say you need me, too.
Let me be the sparkling star that shines
With light to fill your heart.
I will be as the sun that rises
To make the shadows dance.
Together our home, will be our universe
Where pearls are at our fingertips.
Warmth will fill every hollow corner
As tears dry and smiles commence
We’ll be a shining duo
High as the moon leading tides.
These tides of love in strength we’ll share;
Moving endlessly together.
I have reached your cozy heart
Where I stay forevermore!
All this could be, if you complete me.
I beseech you, make me whole.
Heidi Sands and Edward Ibeh
1/25/22
A special thanks to a very talented poet Edward Ibeh for joining me to write this special collaboration. I enjoyed it very much :)
Received POTD 1/26/22
Plato says that Heaven is perfect things,
that nothing pure or good exists on earth.
We leave the Ideal World when, at our birth,
like ants who've briefly flown, we shed our wings.
All infants cry, in Shakespeare's view, when first
they leave the womb, to find this Vale of Tears
is what they must inhabit four score years,
dreading the hardship into which they've burst.
Our human life, so Seneca would say,
is prone to failure, suffering and pain.
The only shreds of solace that remain
are stoic calm, acceptance of decay.
They're wrong, of course, to tend towards this view:
but then, my Perfect Girl, they didn't know you.
Trailing clouds of glory ,do we show,
Trailing crowds of phantoms ,do we go.
Bliss is it in that dawn to be born,
Remorse is it in that twilight to be gone.
Swaddled in great expectations do we appear,
Shrouded in our shrunken deeds,we say our au revoir,
Soaring on high ideals to the skies,
Crashing to earth through tawdry compromise,
Caught up in earthly desire
Brought low by lack of moral fire.
We arrive to cries of joy on the mountain top,
We quit this vale of tears with funereal pomp,
Beginning with the ambition to be the best,
Ending with hopes dashed,turned to dust and laid to rest.
Edward, remember this.
Just like you were a caterpillar
Before you became a butterfly;
A bud before you blossomed one spring,
You'll continue to evolve and flourish
In this vale of tears.
You've got a lot of living to do, my friend.
Life is what you make it! Embrace it fully!
Make lemonade out of your lemons,
Take time to smell the roses!
Treasure quality time with friends and family.
Celebrate even the smallest of victories.
You're traveling through this life
On the right trajectory; stay the course.
Let nothing veer you off it!
You're the sea captain of your destiny;
Sail on straight ahead!
I needn't remind you just how cruel
This life can be. As you're well aware,
It isn't done knocking you down flat.
You'll feel it's punch again and again,
And you'll fall like timber each time,
But you won't stay down, Edward.
You'll get up, dust off, and carry on living!
You woke up today, didn't you?
You rose with the morning sun
Grateful to be alive another day
To see it set over the horizon.
Yes sir, you'll rise again like the Phoenix
Whenever life floors you with it's hook...
And float along with hope in the clouds!
Whenever the blue sky turns ashen gray
And warm sunny days grow
Unforgivingly cold; from bright to dark,
Never lose faith, for you'll continue
To feel the presence of God
At your darkest hours, I promise you.
Keep on living life the best you know how!
Keep on growing, personally and spiritually.
May your future continue to be bright
And gravid with infinite possibilities!
Letter To Your Future Self Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Silent One
Date written: 09/19/2021
Too cold this winter
of my senior years,
I played my part in this vale of tears
the onslaught of older age
quickly close the curtain of this stage
for every escapade and experience
of youth and foolish dabbling and interference;
now so much wiser
or is it just an elder in life's analyzer,
I look back in a smile at the days of old
when I was braver and much bolder,
today the winter chilled with cold and snow
makes me grateful for all I've seen and known;
but as the winter grows gray and dark
the fading embers that once sparked
are thankful to pass on the fire
to mold the future with hope and desire
as new generations take on the torch
I pray history's lessons and enlightenment be their source.
Oh, precious one, I need you...
Be the missing ying to my yang.
Come on home to a safe haven
In this warm, cozy heart of mine.
Stay forevermore, I implore thee, because...
Without you, there's a hollow there!
And I'll journey through
This vale of tears, incomplete.
Akin to sunlight without the sun,
Or a shadow without light,
Or a Romeo without his Juliet,
Or a pearl being formed without an oyster.
On my own, I am but a starless night.
My dearest, say you need me, too.
Let me be the sparkling star that shines
With light to fill your heart.
I will be as the sun that rises
To make the shadows dance.
Together our home, will be our universe
Where pearls are at our fingertips.
Warmth will fill every hollow corner
As tears dry and smiles commence.
We'll be a shining duo
High as the moon leading tides.
These tides of love in strength we'll share;
Moving endlessly together.
I'll reach your cozy heart
Where I'll stay forevermore!
All this could be, if you complete me.
I beseech you, make me whole.
Edward Ibeh and Heidi Sands: A collaboration.
Poem of The Day on 01/26/2022
Submitted for...
Do- It (Duets) Poetry Contest
Sponsored by James Edward Lee Sr.
Date written: 01/25/2022
Poet's Note: I'd like to take this opportunity thank the prolific, tremendously gifted poetess, Heidi Sands, for being my duet partner for this contest. She jumped at the chance to collaborate with me--despite her current struggle with writer's block--and I couldn't be more grateful and appreciative. I'll forever cherish this romantic poem we created together. I really couldn't have done it without her. I appreciate you, Heidi. xoxo
Grief took me by the hand
Lead where I didn't want to go
Straight into the valley of tears
That began to constantly flow
Now that grief had acquainted me
With sorrow in the vale of tears
It seemed at eternal spring of weeping
Was where I would constantly live
Then grief brought me up the mount
Where loved ones went before
When escorted in this place
The lessons to which exposed
Seems now working my way back
Changed forever from that meeting
Grief an aquaintance I had spurned
But now after the greeting
I will never be the same
Though given another hundred years
Grief taught me more in a few short fears
Than joy with all her pleasings
Form:
Here's to those who
Don't get the kudos they deserve:
Perhaps you're too humble,
To tuck panegyrics into your pockets,
But you're rare diamonds unharvested.
Every single one of you!
Though buried gems, you aren't invisible.
Let me repeat this, none of you are invisible.
You need not fret about due credits unreceived
Though deaf to rounds of applause and cheers
For jobs well done, people take notice
And celebrate your talents.
People praise your good deeds
And document your accomplishments.
Yes, indeed, people know you exist.
Your painstakingly crafted masterpieces
That slipped through the cracks?
Someone found it, and so did I.
I'm not blind to your artistry.
All the good that you do
To make a difference in this vale of tears,
Someone is paying attention.
Most of the world is too deeply asleep
To watch you shine in the twilight sky,
But there are those aware that you're up above;
Shine on! Shine on, bright stars.
Your names will never become asterisks
In the treasured book of memories.
You'll remain unforgettable.
Poets,
Mentors,
Teachers,
Volunteers;
All unsung heroes out there
That doesn't get enough kudos,
Here's a trophy from me.
Thanks for all you do, and keep it up!
Date written: 10/20/2022
War is as ghastly as
It is astronomically costly.
The price tag?
Trillions of US dollars!
Yes, that costly.
The cost of injuries sustained,
The cost of human lives,
The cost of weapons,
The cost of grief felt
By families of soldiers
Coming home in closed caskets;
It's too much to bear!
The price tag of peace? Zero.
That's right. It costs nothing!
So why don't we try
To live...
And let live instead?
Humanity shines
As bright as
A summer afternoon sun
When we peacefully co-exist,
When we choose to be civil
And break bread in this vale of tears.
It's better to sit down
And brainstorm a solution
To resolve our differences,
As opposed to waging war
Against one another.
What a wondrous world it would be
If we bridged the divide
Between us
Instead of exchanging gunfire.
How about we shake hands,
Smile, and wish each other well?
Let us simply...
Live and let live.