COLOUR PERCEPTIONS
entirely
sympathetically
disposed
&
procuring
propensity
always
in harmony
possibly
surpassing
wonderful
..aesthetic
considerations
often
spoken
&
following
preferences
colourings
of
sea-green
yellowed-red
when they fly into our atmosphere, aliens and cosmonauts lock their doors
seal up their windows, and put their favorite things into sealed safety pods
they have watched our old movies and they see we are corrupt
there are a few good ones on this planet, but lots of criminals and thieves
Murderers too; they have seen C.S.I., Criminal Intent, and Forensic Files
We not only look angry, evil and frighteningly selfish,
we look like murdering marauders, we are nightmares.
Not only the aliens but the star dwellers, cosmic creatures and space spirits.
They have all seen what we do to each other in black and white and color.
They can barely imagine how particularly violent we could be to strangers.
Knowledge processed
notions formed
attachment to self
Rhythms of heart
drums with contempt
fluffers with gratitude
Many masks worn
laughter - tears – scorn
dense clouds or crystal clear
Shallow to deep. rivers of the mind
rational, truth, compassion, tolerance
each choice, the soul wears
I say
rhyme to go
esp abba
but a nay
to
wrap-a-round
it disrupts the flow
not visually conducive
to read
digitally
or otherwise!
&
..thus
another no-no
the 'syllablics
pantoum
acrostic,kyrielle
terzanelle & villanelle
as learning scales
are fine
but
in reality
a mathematical
mechanical line
So what to do
perhaps
shape emagi
or
imagist
Rhyme,alliteration,clerihew,
footle & hiku
better yet
an
& ekphrasis
just saying
to
help
all of you
Release the world from your faulty perceptions,
And all the threatening things you believe it to be.
We see the world through our own tinted lenses.
Only the things we look for, are the things that we see.
When we question the origin of misguided beliefs,
They cannot hold up to scrutiny’s piercing gaze.
When exposed, they cauterize our gaping wounds by
Forgiving the sins, releasing the pain in a glorifying blaze.
The devil is in the details.
It's a house of cards built on shifting sand.
Release one false belief and let
The rest collapse in your trembling hand.
Copyright © Chula Fleming 8/10/24
Judgments based on one's perception.
Others are a mirror of one's self
Reflections in the mirror are captured by one's thoughts
I am lovely
I am unlovely
The World is Glorious
The World is miserable
The sky is blue
The sky is grey
Earth is transitioning
Earth is stagnant
The mirror reflects empowerment
The mirror reflects powerlessness
What you perceive
is what you believe
An image of your world is beliefs
Change your beliefs
Change your world
“PEERING”
Eventually
We come to understand,
that it’s not how good we look,
But,
How well we see…
Today, I'm lost for words,
something seems so absurd.
Ignorant perceptions,
lead to blind deceptions.
My mind begins to rot,
being judged for that i'm not.
I curse those erratic eyes,
full of superficial cries.
In your selfish desire,
you wanna set me on fire,
wrap my neck in barb wire,
then you think I'm a liar!
Hatred has your thoughts ruled,
you're in need to be re-schooled.
Venom that has you fooled,
means your heart can't be cooled.
Save your sorry's, there's no need,
you just want to see me bleed,
but trust me you wont succeed,
on my success you won't feed.
Perceptions
perceptions
shaped
without intentions
mistaken
without corrections
misjudgments
accusations...
Perceptions
perceptions
what is the truth
in this dimension?
where do we go
what are our intentions?
I need to find
an explanation!
Jessica
A chameleon adorning mirror scales
See rainbow hue’s
shimmer and shine, sparkle and glow
tiny glittering pinpricks of light
now dark and grey with lightning strikes
cutting through the darkness on tears of illumination
Don’t look too close
lest you find what you seek ...
You dig and dive and analyze and search
Deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole
twisting and swirling, the further you go, the closer you come home
The end is the beginning
Look closer now …
Change your view
Past the glittering light
Past the inky darkness
What you’re seeing
Is you …
10.07.2021
Understand or be misunderstood ...
- the core of poetry
- emotional reaction
... see the invisible
metaphors and symbols
which illustrates or reflects the content
Dionaea muscipula,
eats insects ...
When words change meaning
Two flies buzz in the window ...
... terribly annoying
... let your mind flow
09.07.2020
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
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THE EYES OF PERCEPTION AND DECEPTION
Signs, symbols, and codes,
upon a road to many roads.
Tis your perception and deception,
for lies within truth,
and truth within lies,
from sunset to sunrise,
what will daily thoughts realise.
Knowledge and time,
to understand, it may not rhyme.
Research the search,
until infinity you see.
Some share knowledge in unity,
powers of a coded secret society
only shadows in the snow they show.
Discussions within me remain,
will questioning knowledge,
make one become insane?.
Avoiding mental mirrors before me,
yet, continually follow thee,
in darkness and light,
senses, for symbols and signs in sight,
are the eyes of perception and deception.
Perceptions and Perceiving
If we have an agreement with reality
that reality consists of 10,000 separate things
and that we in our body/minds are the
subject and observer of all of these things
reality will unfold just thusly..
Yet..consulting our experience we do not
find the many boundaries assumed
and the experience of seamlessness
arrives quickly in a new day...
Thought for the day....... "You will always define events in a manner which will validate your agreement with reality.” Steve Maraboli (Life, the Truth, and Being Free) Thanks, Nancy..!
Faceless Perceptions
Let’s not judge others by their looks
They are like those unread books.
Do I really know him by just looking at him?
Is he wise, kind, naïve or dim?
Do not judge one by appearance
Is it not deep ignorance?
Not looks but her work defines her…
Her strengths, her morals, her character.
Oh! He’s not smart. He’s a coward
but his skills could lead him skyward.
Yes, he may deem as one who tends to bend…
But like us, he is also god-send.
Have you stepped into his shoes?
‘cause if you had, you would get the clues.
We don’t know, what is held within
Is he a gem or has he committed a sin?
For, to some, books are gates to lands of pleasure
Keys to heavenly treasure;
To others, they are drab manuscripts of text,
Just picked up one and muttered next.
Then, why is it so?
Does anyone know?
Yes indeed!!!
To each to his own.
Let’s not be insensitive but be kind,
Everyone’s story has a story behind…
It could be the story of a villain, a hero, a bully, a lover;
And thus, one cannot judge a book by its cover.
Lost Perceptions
(2010)
Love, a modern day hello and good-bye.
Pain and joy all at once, visible to the eye.
I loved that you were once here. Hate to say goodbye…
When the Bye wasn’t that Good beyond blurred eyes.
Eyes couldn’t see what was once held.
You gave me your heart and I watched as it fell.
It fell deep in love yet from work I couldn’t deter.
Money, she’d saved me, how could I not love her?
Patterns became schedules…I knew you’d always be there.
Complaining while I paid for desires that you never had to share.
Never had I thought that it would end this way.
I believed that love always had a price to be paid.
I have romanced and revealed sensitivity before.
They loved her too. If given the world, they’d want the galaxy’s floor.
I wish I had learned… listened to your silent cries.
I love you so much yet not enough to keep you in my Life.
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