Enigmatic entropy endeavours the devouring of my depressive tendencies
In the form of an effaced anonymity
Pledging a tender hand to thwart the destruction of my anatomy
Distraught estrangement of in-autonomous tailing tellings
Shall cast this faceless stranger astray
Beyond the smooth syllables of an identifying name
For these hounds that thrash in the thick of sleep
And so do weep of singularity in accompanying company
Shall chase, shall gnaw at the face, the hand that feeds the freer frailty of freedom
And chaff this chance of a chance to escape
These samsaras of silence for the requiem of a dallied day
Dancing and dashing and prancing and thrashing
In the estranged fixation of this strange savior
That wilt know not of my inner ills, beyond the disfigurement of mine own outer mutilation
K.M.P
18//9//26
Just as children catch butterflies for their specimen books, in 1665, Johannes Vermeer captured the image of The Girl with a Pearl Earring, and, in 1770, Thomas Gainsborough caught the soul of The Blue Boy. In 1922, the youths met at an exhibition in the National Gallery in London. Listen:
Have you wondered if logic would allow
a soul to be ripped from “the here and now”
to fly like spirits in dreams or faintings -
or when a torn canvas is two paintings
pledging a silent wedding vow?
On either side of an elegant room,
stood two attractive figures once snatched from life's bloom
by artists who'd turn to oils and flatten
a boy in blue satin
and a girl in Dutch costume.
Said the boy, "Miss, with the pearl on your ear,
won't you join me in my painting here?"
Said the girl, "I'd love for us to be a single work of art,
and you already have my heart.
It would be so lovely, dear...
but, a couple, we can never be.
We're meant to live in our own beauty;
and though, each other, we have chosen,
in cruel time and space, we're frozen,
torn from life by fate - apart for eternity".
IN AND OF THE DREAM’S REALITY
(APROPOS OF THE ANTHEM AND THE PLEDGE)
How praised it would be:
Singing and pledging the truth
Of those words for me:-
Tears would not be tears of grief:
But tears of reality:-
An unorthodox paradox on the dark side of the moon.
A rotating axle spinning the cogwheels of thought.
One pair of arms striking authority,
The other pair holding a cracked shield.
One fights for what they believe is right,
The other fights for what they want.
Belittling each other, pushing the boundaries,
beyond bodily limbs within constant orbit.
A sentinel of the galaxy shifts the four faces of judgment.
The warrior stands tall among their trial.
The decision does not come lightly.
Near the edge of the universe,
A chamber of observers, motionless and silent.
The Consequences of a Gemini.
With the shift of a cogwheel,
A slicing wind cuts down a leg of the warrior.
Forced to kneel,
Pledging allegiance to defiance.
I see in your glaring eyes wide open,
you’ve an inferno of anger burning within.
The tongue splutters words of the vitriolic mind
like the acid rain showering spite.
Your sane senses scorched by the wild fire
turn into ember ashes of malice.
Even then I don’t abandon you
in the simmering cauldron of hatred,
nor do I try to blaze you in return
with the flame of vengeance,
for I know you can’t spew wrath in my soul,
and fire can’t douse another fire.
I inundate you instead in forgiveness,
flowing as the fountain of benevolence.
The spout of affable elements drenches you,
extinguish the fire of disdain.
As you rise from the ashes of composure,
I see you in the shadow of repentance.
I pray to God to give me the strength of mind
and the wisdom of compassionate senses,
to endure the deliberate wrong doing,
so, the spurt of divine forgiveness,
emanating from the fountain of my benign soul,
I can bestow to those pledging sincere penitence.
From the moment I closed my eyes
I am taken back to another place another place
A place with a special memory,
Where you and I vowed to love each other eternally.
Sharing long walks under the
Moonlit skies ,
And wishing on a falling star before it was out of sight.
We’d plan our future and how perfect our lives would be.
Pledging together we would always be.
But always changed and you left one day,
Just simply stepped out of my life and went away.
For so long I blamed it all on me,
Wondering what did I do to make you go away.
I wonder if you still at times think of me
Wonder as silly as it sounds did you ever really loved me.
The years have passed and I’ve moved on,
I have found that someone who helped me carry on.
And now when we walk under the moon lite skies,
I smile and look into his emerald green eyes,
I realize he was always there waiting for me,
Waiting, patiently and wanting to show his love for me .
A song in the heart doesn’t need any words
Love is a duo of lyrics unheard
A melody to last one's whole life through
That’s unique and is meant for only two.
Lovers everywhere it's the day to share
The love that you found that's beyond compare
Bless the day that romancing came your way
Display affection on this special day.
Take a lover's walk on a sandy shore
Or in countryside with whom you adore
Hum a love song when you're ambling along
A tune with a beat to love pounding strong.
Dine beneath moonlight and the stars tonight
Celebrate love, may it shine ever bright
Melting the hearts of angels up above
Drink a toast to your eternal true love.
End this Valentine’s Day with glowing hearts
Pledging that your love will never depart
Dance together up close, as lovers do
For tonight the world belongs to just you.
I came to know how eternity feels like,
Oh!Darling!The day I saw you.
I have seen infinity like a never ending fall,
scared peepers following me everywhere,
as they don't know how binding your eyes are.
Someone as similar as you is none,
as if pledging you are one.
Still my senses keep playing me false,
I see so many of you almost uncountable,
let it be a secret to who's lying.
Those artistically sculptured hair of yours,
look like falling cherry blossoms on an enduring river.
Unknowingly I fell in an abyss,
as deep as the creation.
Oh!My lover!Words are used by mere creatures,
I find it impotent of giving my heart to you.
How far i fell,I loosly forgot the entirety.
Without you even the mighty moon,
showers glass shards on my bare soma.
How enchanting you are,
My divinity madly progressed to love.
KINGDOM COME
The blood runs hot through royal veins
Ready for the throne, and to finally rule
But it has now to be a battle, not a duel
What one pretender loses, another gains
In muddy fields, many lives shall be lost
To raise the standard and claim the prize
Yet it is still kingship but in another guise
It’s a pity the common folk bear the cost
I’ll take the crown and hold up the mace
Assembling all nobles who are true to me
Pledging their loyalty as was meant to be
But some might see suspicion in my face
Ancestral claims should have the final say
This powerful army makes it more certain
Yet I’ll always check behind every curtain
But it first depends on who wins this day
Harris and Trump hit the stage
At stake is the next US president
The debate was filled with rage
The debate was filled with torment
It was like watching a tennis match
With each participant taking shots
Back and forth we watched the barbs hatch
Back and forth each tried to connect the dots
Harris let her racket do the talking
While Trump defended the ball in his courts
The participants were mocking and rocking
The participants built word forts and false reports
Harris wasn't perfect and neither was Trump
But you can see clearly which one looked the part
Both party's stars are looking to triumph
Both party's stars are pledging a fresh start
Time and time again we hear campaign dreams
So it comes down to which candidate you believe in
Which candidate has less Pinnochio inseams
Which candidate you want to win
On November 5th the votes will be cast
And of importance, our American welfare is at stake
So think it over and be true and steadfast
So think it over and make ... no mistake
connie pachecho
9/11/24
Drizzling webs, wanderer’s shelter
Asylum to the nocturnal,
Warring, nomadic spirits, rambling
On gossamer threads, strands so silken
Trembling with soundless lessons….
Sprinkling buds, costly shadows
Silhouettes of bruised flowers, eclipsed,
By the plethora of rain, flowing,
Gentle like the voice of mourning sun,
Pledging to erase the silence of stardust moon…
Showering oaks, walnuts and pine trees
In affectionate kisses, wet like a river,
Risking each tender glance,
Graceful as the Sunday morning hymns,
More psalm than proverb, so still and cool…
Raining droplets of liquid faith, prayers
Prayed by souls who listen,
To the descent of yesterday’s praises,
Whispering through the mist,
Blessing each heart with flavors of melting kisses.
Caitlin Clark this, Caitlin Clark that
your name is magic, you're the Cat in the Hat
You’ve got folks so mesmerized
they don’t see you’re undersized
In a tizzy, fans shell out their dough
Don’t they know you’re skinny and slow
Over you the media's ablaze
all they print's effusive praise
Yet not a word about this corker
~ your new pro team is mediocre
My dear sweetheart, let's take a walk
and have a talk
Whispering sweet murmurs of forevermore
on that golden shore
Pronouncing promises of staying together
in every weather
Reminiscing the memories we made
they never will fade
Declaring delicate vows of devotion
across any ocean
Vowing to value each other for a lifetime
as two hearts singly chime
Forgetting the world and its worthless worries
throwing them to the breeze
Spending special eternity with one another
kissing away bother
Losing our lives to love once again
reviving ardour yen
Crooning comfort in crepuscular crescendo
under heaven's vast window
Pledging utter passion that's perpetual
soft avowals mutual
Holding hands and joining souls in a world without end
that's where our lives we'll spend
As the Sun slowly sets on another day,
I wonder what has led me to these thought that stray.
Thoughts of another place another time,
Ones I do not understand of a life I somehow left behind.
A life so long ago
A place and era I didn’t even know.
And yet this dream each day comes to me
And there you are always standing before me
My brave warrior who gently offers your hand to me
And pledging your heart to me for eternity
I blink my eyes and the image is gone
Like the sun the image has moved on
So now I'll wait for another day
And maybe this time he will once again appear and stay
I will feel his touch and he’ll whisper softly to me
Come to the mountains with me my lady .
They came together, love entwined,
When stars in heaven were aligned.
But their love hit a hurdle,
When their vinaigrette failed to curdle,
Their blitz emulsification ill-fated,
leaving oil and vinegar separated.
They crossed their fingers together,
Looked up at the sky, to see whether
The stars had crossed to unsupportive.
Sure enough, the stars were abortive.
So they went their separate ways.
Pledging to try again on better days,
When double-crossing stars crossways
Had unclasped to an uncrossed phase,
And they could dump their mayonnaise.
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