Rending Poems - Poems about Rending

The Wind Arrived Quietly

...The wind arrived quietly, conservatively, 
meandering around my heart with soft words, 
playing with tendrils of my being with soft caresses, 
lulling my soul with gentle softness and light. 

S...

Fury for the masses: God King

...We've tipped the scale, 
Crossed the line, 
flags droop and fail.
Fury for the masses… 

Nine's almost here, 
Lost our minds, 
consumed by fear? 

I'm a ghost in my own street, 
The faces I...

The Walking Dead

...The Walking Dead

It’s said that at the crucifixion, certain events took place.
But nowhere in history do we find this case.

Eclipses, in the ancient world, were important events,
And often be...

VOGON BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

...VOGON BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

They were here, in their creative funk
Writing and speaking poetry as if drunk
Recognised as verses in their own way
They kept chanting, hoping we’d obey
But as always,...

Geoffrey Chaucer translations 2 by Michael R Burch

..."Cantus Troili" from "Troilus and Criseyde"
by Petrarch
translation by Geoffrey Chaucer
modernization by Michael R. Burch

If there’s no love, O God, why then, so low?
And if love is, what thin...

Storm in a Tea Cup

...Tiny tremors trigger tumultuous tantrums inside,
Like a whispered secret, that refuses to subside,
Trivial troubles trip, tender ties that once did bind,
Leaving love's landscape littered,...

Fearless

...
Fearless 
I am not afraid of the future
The mystery  it holds.
Lurking in the shadows, uncertain.
Bring with it,  when it comes: 
the crashing of a thousand cymbals
the roll of the drums,wave...

balls of lightning

...balls of lightning 
scrape the darkness
off my bedroom window
desert hills illuminated
thundering growls 
of a grumpy giant 
rumble through the night
while my pillow squishes
against my chest...

question, quelled

...
why …

could the universe not be
created in such a way as to keep the
things we cherish
from perishing and rending our
souls to shards?
would it be so absurd to ask a loving
god for such fa...

Two Avenger's Boxing Bout

...TWO AVENGER'S BOXING BOUT
 
Midst rings of thunder and a vibrant haze,
Two titans clash, in a gladiatorial gaze.
Their presence makes the cosmos sing.  
Immortal meets might in a mortal boxing r...

The Hungry Stones XIII

...To office when I rushed to ask old Khan, 
To tell me meaning if at all of all, 
And what I learnt from the old man was this: 
A story of countless unrequited, 
Unfulfilled longings, lurid flames ...

After the Floods

...Water! Water! The entire landscape submerged
Grave silence! Except the torrents swift and huge
Intimidating sights, plains and valleys merged
Rushing above the tops of roofs with a surge

Clergy...

The Hungry Stones X

...As I was set to go out on my horse 
One eve, despite pleads to stay from my course, 
Prone I was to take my hat from the rack, 
A whirlwind crested from the dusty tract, 
Lifting dead leaves from...

Twilight Serendipity

...
Written: February 10, 2024
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Endless void of shades
A soft wave hides truths
Nestled in an ethereal cover
A celestial riddle sighed.
...

The Rocking Chair

......she was ensnared within her prized gardens
There among a tempest of roses.
Entangled in the mournful whispers 
of… 
Weeping willows
From noon till night.

Within her bustling haven,...

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