Possible Action Poems | Examples


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I Search My Heart

I Search my Heart

Arising renewed I went from the light to sad blue
The first day of sixty-five, I feel it all true

So I go to my muse, of waves rhythmic dance
Being careful to note where my thoughts did glance

I search in my heart as I walk the beach line
I'm yearning for lovers to make me feel fine

I think and I feel that maybe I'm wrong
Because some of you really make me belong

There are two sides for each possible action
Mine not the only thoughts or reaction

Held with new vision that sweeps me aloft
My grace to own a landing so soft.

Chance

chance encounters remind me time’s
a loop of intense moments continually
wrapped around energies of design
slowing only to allow recognition of
something to be seen by each
those times of possible action are 
reactions to the speeding up of time
when we are in flow and allowing
all of eternity to attune to our
resonance, we enter Samadhi
movements of stillness resurrect
awareness of alignment for all
things are never what they seem
being one thing while being
another possibility is that all
time is a ball of twine wound
round and round and back upon
itself is awakening to the probable
self it began when eternity yawned
spreading herself everywhere
only glancing back to know self 
when maturation seemed imminent.

Twice

seems twice was two long
to think,
seems that “wisdom” 
prevailed &
put up the road block between
said possible action &
the reality of 
defeat in 
retrospect---
what could’ve been 
had but only one chance,
one possibility &
all the ifs, ands, ors &
buts, 
left nothing in the seconds after
s/he walked away…
s/he walked away…
yes,
s/he walked away, denied,
leaving 
the other party with
their proverbial pants 
down, with all the time in the 
world to ponder
just what this “wisdom” really is,
with blue balls,
with the bluest of
walls throbbing,
with dissatisfaction
taking its toll & 
lingering viciously,
with oh,
a long night ahead.


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