Memory Power Poems

The mind
its own place
be it heaven
or hell

The soul
but a bucket
to empty
or fill

Goya
a madman
DaVinci
extolled

Sharing
a genius
they fought
to control

Bleed out
the poison
death waits
to reclaim

Or memory
gets buried
and darkness
— remains

(Dreamsleep: May,...

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Enjoying Earth's promised land
of compassionate
multicultural communion,
we share a preference for deep
rich soil
and fertile green-blue
resonating surf

As our bodies adjust
to rocky and prickly
either me
or not me space

And...

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It started with a blank canvas-
just another mid-spring day;
no sun nor rain, or gentle breeze-
an atmosphere so still and gray.

A day in May- a fresh-mowed...

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POWER OF MUSIC

People have the strength
People have the power 
Power to control
Power to influence
Influence to evolve
Influence to change
Change to make a difference
Change for the better
Better...

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(This dark poem was written on the anniversary and in memory of the events of January 6, 2021.)

Gallows at the Capitol

By Mark D. Stucky
“Hang Mike...

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Gayla Speak Experiences
promote healing events
not intended to contribute to trauma
drama narratives.

Stories we tell
and trust
and thrust
and softly smile about
when we dare to leave
our stiff 
stiffling closets.

RedYang...

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I can feel it. 
It’s not quite tangible, 
Just out of reach,
Yet nonetheless real. 
Like a sixth sense on my sixth sense. 
The anticipation hangs...

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Through the fog of time, memories fade, 
Selectively, they dance, a masquerade.
They choose the fragments, both light and dark, 
A tapestry woven with a heartless...

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The slithered shadows trailed my shag rug, in the foothills of the upright weave of flaccid threads. 

Seemingly chaotic, yet made out of pure design...

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I was inspired by a movie where the main character was a photographer and she took photos of the devastating aftermath of hurricane Katrina in...

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Thoughts with feelings
worthy of engaging
to achieve humanity's full potential

Perhaps
in part
because these memory thoughts
about feelings
are impossible to resiliently achieve
as individuals:

Peace
Integrity
Health
Love
Compassion 
Communion
Grace
Sacred Wealth
Beauty

And
because EarthTribal Loyalty
is impossible to...

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The dry cracked earth moan under its crust while the languishing trees hold firmly beneath its grit absorbing little moisture within its root sending memory...

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She wanders through the town in the morning light, the firemaker's daughter, with her brilliant eyes. Her hair is wild and blazing red, and her...

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When the long-retired English teacher sees a wildflower growing on its own
she lingers there a while 
as the memory of a student visits and brings...

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Pushing the liquid, pleasure deep
into electric veins n wires
feeling the rush of white light

burning out
all fading imagery
searing memories
all neurons fire 

transcending transforming
pushing beyond the cold...

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