In the morning,
Under bright, not yet hot, Sun
I water the garden,
Greens of all shades,
A sprinkling of flowers, in pastel hues
Plants all, soaking up their daily drink
With thirsty smiles
Water, running endlessly
From the river through the hose
Flowing, contained, now free
Soothing, nourishing, sustaining
All the plants
And me.
(8/13/26)
There is a place we always seek,
Where peaceful hearts their stillness keep,
It calls to us when we are weak,
And draws us into rest so deep.
It is a haven, calm and bright,
A quiet space we come to know,
Where shadows soften into light,
Our inner strength begins to grow.
Follow the river as it flows,
Beside the lake so calm and still,
To where the silent water glows,
And time itself bends to your will.
Escape the turmoil all around,
Here you claim your identity,
Where angry voices lose their sound,
You rest in calm serenity.
To reach ......... for an answer
To touch ......... and know your real
To feel ........... the inner passion
To want .......... to make it happen
To care ........... how you find me
To see ............ a dream awoken
Wisdom to see the difference
Insight to know when to ask
Selflessness to ask for all not one
Hope that all comes to those who care
Using the strength of your dreams
Pondering the power of a thought
Opening the doors to belief
Nurturing the love of your life
Always look to your heart
Stirring the joy of the time
Trusting the hope of us all
Answering the call from afar
Rejoicing in the result
I wish all your greatest wishes come true ...
Freezing weather
Stay in bed Weather
Cuddle close weather
Ignore the world weather.
Renewal weather
Budding trees weather
Begin new life weather
Awakening blooms weather
Sweltering Weather
Cooling swim weather
Walking in shade weather
Relaxing drink weather
Reflection weather
Rustling Leaves Weather
Foggy morning weather
Abundant harvest weather.
My soul lies down in silence,calm at ease,
and leaves me here to listen and feel,
a breathless future and a haunted past.
So,heart, I'll speak to you,a gentle guide,
while shadows lengthen and the light begins,
a quiet space where tender truths can hide.
You feel the weight of countless,petty sins,
the heavy moments that the day imparts,
the hidden battles that the spirit wins.
How does it feel within these fragile parts?
To hold the rhythm steady and the flow,
a quiet keeper of a life that starts
anew each morning,letting old things go?
My soul will stir and find this steady beat,
a silent strength that helps the spirit grow
Beneath the evening sky's tapestry
A spectrum of colors unfolds
awakens the soul to beauty
Embracing the earth with gentle love
Distant stars as eternal sparks, entwined
In twilight's glow of time and space
Silently wrapped in your angelic wings
A marvelously timeless moment
I feel so sheltered when
the silence faded with a soft embrace
- divinely forged, a gift from God above
... waiting for the daughter of dawn
Eyes open wide
She checks the clock
Five more minutes
Is what she wants
What she needs
Is a greater pull
Feet touch the floor
Toes curl
Big stretch
Eyes half open
Light flicks on
Splash of water
Thinks of bed
Teeth brushed
Hair put up
Eyes open again
Clothes laid out
The night before
One sleeve
Then the next
Tired eyes
Start to progress
Stairs creak
Knees crack
She’s almost there
One more step
Door opens
Cool air across her face
Eyes wide open
She feels alive
She feels free
She glides
. . . What Flower Am I
Gonna Give To You All ?
Uncaptured High ! . . .
thinking that I wouldn't
and never would
what if I become
a nobody too?
Clarissa’s meditative state works faster in nature
It takes a bit of time to slow down her breathing
Her guides begin to lift her hair gently
The deeper she goes, the higher her hair lifts
Pretty soon it is pointing toward heaven
She is feeling warm and beloved
Because she is, because she is
The forest creatures watch in awe
Not understanding yet aware
She is more in tune spiritually than most
Thus more like one of them
MEDITATIVES
burning shame
reclusive
& ascetic
depicted
concentration
in a
muted
panoply
of humdrum
existence
continuously
& meticulously
shuffled
a lyrical
intensity
discovered
suspending time
in
memorable images
unveiled
modesty
passionate
in
poetic celebration
quiet
enigmatic
pure:
flirteing
with abstraction
an
emphasis upon
time-stopping
stillness
sensuouality
in
making
which confounds
distinctive
often recurring
in
elaborate
pieces
infinitely
arranged
in
intricate
configurations
imbued
contours
an
ensemble
of painted
cornucopia
quivering
yearning
clustered
subtly
caressed
seeking solace
in
the
surrounding void
in
cautious
togetherness
cloaked
casting
long shadows
transforming
the everyday
with
inanimate
transcendency
I am smaller today than I have ever been
and I know less
I need to forget everything
and start over
for when we discover the others
the ones who do not look like aliens
but look like us
we need to reinvent ourselves now
anyway I do
I am beginning to disintegrate
my old ideas are being rapidly replaced
I am opening up new pieces of my cortex
letting in waves of light from other minds
I am melting into the world view
allowing myself one last glimpse of me
before I mold completely into the godmind
but wait
I don’t need that piece
I let it go
gladly
(a meditative ballad)
a signal shown
in silence sown
Searching like strangers in the night
they met each other, a look, a smile.
Angels in the dark, with no guile,
their inner voice directs the light.
They met each other, a look, a smile
He preached the Word with godly might
without reply, no fear, no flight
angels in the dark, with no guile.
A signal shown
they met each other, a look, a smile
She watered seeds, then spoke aright,
angels in the dark, with no guile
in silence sown.
In silence sown
a signal shown
January 10, 2022
Sponsor Chantelle Anne Cooke
Contest Name Whispering Wings
MEDITATIVE MOMENT
objective stillness
an appreciated
moment
pictuesque
a
delicacy
slight sparingly
curious
simplified
unseeing uneasy
a disparate gesture
an economy directness
in an absence
of fuss
THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE without grammatical symbols the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and respond thus making the form a two way interplay and often a unique interpretation by the enigma so derived
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