Spanning Poems

to count quantum sheep

...
foggily out of cryostasis, I came ...

a slow painful waking to a vessel that's shaking
    from the stress of its increasing mass
      I at once was made sure it was all premature
  for I sh...

How Much of Life

...
    How much of life do we catch
       as we walk briskly past windows
     behind each a drama unfolding

     How much of life do we miss
       as we speed past tenements teeming
     wit...

Lost in the Woods

...
                                           Lost in the Woods 

			    Strolling in the midst of a dense forest
                        With emerald green trees spanning the sky,
               ...

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spanning the village square

springtime rainbow

cut flowers line the curb

...

Where Does the Time Go

...seconds slip through fingers like fine sand,
Minutes melt away in morning light.
Hours stretch and bend at day's demand,
Then vanish with the coming night.

Where does the time go when we look a...

That Which Makes Me Smile

...From a reddish horrifying gloomy cloud which brings upon a frowning
beast~  I shall overcome and finally a smile shall bring me peace—poet :)

                 Smiles are weapons against pain
   ...

All here shown'

...Humble home, or palace known? Scenes
Pass..  somewhere is the tick of clocks; or beat of
Metronome? The rhythm of possibility’s a
Crashing of waves. Some false? much information! we journey throug...

Dream of You

...You
have been
gone awhile,
but this morning,
a sweet dream of you—
sitting that close to me,
facing me, felt so real
looking so strong and fit, I saw
your tattoo so very familiar—...

Betrayal guilty as charged

...Betrayal (guilty as charged)...

within mine marriage,
and all the ramifications
that happen therefrom
courtesy the social media platform
of Facebook Messenger,
wherein those subscribing
to a...

IN THE WARM WOMB OF NIGHT

...In the womb of night, we contemplate
the dawn of the day when we shall all be free
of the mind games played to put the liberty
of countless generations of us on hold:-

The chrysalis moments of ...

The Clock

...I spent two hours plus today
At MOMA with “The Clock,”*
A cinema montage composed
Of film and TV stock.

With collected clips of time shown,
(There are thousands spanning years)
It is brillian...

Stretching outer limits of incredulity beyond realm of logic

...Stretching outer limits of incredulity beyond realm of logic

In an attempt to recount how life came about on planet Earth,
thence subsequently spanning across the webbed wide world
birthed cocka...

My Magical Journey

...A Magical Journey Poetry Contest
Constance La France

"When we were hit by the magic wand's spell we suddenly became swans"
Quote by author

I hold three magic rocks, in my hand
Rolling them o...

Ashen faced Prometheus aghast at inferno gone awry

...Ashen faced Prometheus aghast at inferno gone awry

Whether arsonist at fault
or confluence of ripe conditions
triggering perfect firestorm,
the titan of fire beside himself with misery,
though...

The poet is a painter who spreads his soul on the vast canvas of time

...The poet is a painter who spreads his soul on the vast canvas of time,
with emotions flowing like a river of colors through the valleys of unspoken thoughts,
touching with his invisible brush the s...

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