EUPHORIC EPITHET
disarrayed sands
derive dislodged
from
timeless terrain
settle bemused
on
stratified shelf
of
languid life
disorganized
in
dismantled moments
of
petrified perturbation
trustworthy truth
on
ruffled ripples
of
disordered discontent
oscillates
on
bewildered efflux
of
delinquent dismay
as
metamorphosed elation
reveals tousled
real pretense
of
traumatic transmutation
of
disquiet mind
drowning disheveled
in
distraught nothingness
with
splintered leitmotif
of
embedded emotion
in
sensual sandcastles
on
shriveled shore
of
eroded yearning
where
psyche rises
shape-shifted
to
covert flute
of
passion symphony
plays music
of
ecstatic self
entranced
as
convivial concerto
resonates
the last refrain
of
melodic memory
as
transcendent essence
of
euphoric epithet
Stream gushes on
The rocky terrain
My boat plunges
In the whirlpools’
Spiralling anguish
Attrition perpetuates, time to get onto the sail
The saviors winsome winds of uplifting solace
Sanctum of stratified darkness freezes within
Time to paint patina of joy on petals of hope
The sky crumbles
On sands of time
Hues of rainbow
Rapture dissolve
I drown in the sea
Of boundless bliss
Enlightened I find
In the cross-current
The oneness divine
Illumined between
The supreme & me
In the wasteland of the deserted life,
chasing mirage of life in confusion,
I walk on the tormenting trail of strife,
suffering, I submerge in delusion.
In the network of intricate design,
layer on layer, mind is stratified.
Strata of existential truth align,
in psychic chaos they aren’t codified.
The facets of sole veracity hide
within the unaware mind’s secret folds,
can’t be traced by the being from outside,
discreet sense of shallow self hardly holds.
Repressed essence tangled by frustration,
listens in time to the call from within,
looks for pathway of dissociation,
as meditation plays soul’s violin.
As truth supreme emerges from deep time,
embodied light in existence recess
turns into the divine insight sublime,
harmonized with devout self-awareness.
In the deluge of the surging river of life
my senses sink in the secret depth undefined,
flood me with the engulfing cacophony of strife,
as the remains of unique essence I strive to find.
I search for me in the realm of disharmony
to hear the sensual song of covert consciousness
resonate in the disguised solitude of frozen agony
within the self-explored niche of my soul’s recess.
In the live network of intricate design,
layer on layer my lonesome mind is stratified.
The strata of the instinctive awareness then align,
as the unique personal patterns are slyly unified.
Many attributes of sole distinction gain
access to the fold of furtive psychic identity,
transcend the uncertain limits of joy and pain,
stimulate the senses to become perceptive sanctity.
I reach within as reflective explorer’s entity,
discern the enlightened soul in the bay of bliss,
suffusing me with supreme quintessence of divinity,
I get liberated from the deplorable depth of dark abyss.
That’s the persona I secretly foster, people don’t see
behind the superficial screen of singularity where I am me.
“hope floats from purple petals to ebony buds” - Silent One
Surging whirl storm billows in the slate sky,
tracks the tormenting course of scare in the air.
The stratified placid wind doesn’t know why
the harsh turbulence of angst it should share.
Agonized anger flares in the malicious mind,
smolders the sullen life to let the embers glare.
The anguished ashes fly away, fail to find
the rationale why benign empathy doesn’t care.
Ebony haze hangs on the halcyon horizon grey,
spreads murky mantle in the ambiance austere.
From the shrouded sun onyx clouds drift away,
hope from darkness a bright day would appear.
Stifling sorrow clutches the marooned mind,
permeates pain in life drowned deep in despair.
In sanguine soul blooms bliss, agony gets redefined,
radiant hope makes pearls from drab drops of tear
The chaotic times shake the sands of disarray,
settle on the stratified shelf of the disorganized life.
In moments moving with dispersed dust of perturbation,
the truth of trust oscillates on the ruffled ripples of disorder.
In the bewildered efflux of errant confusion,
everything changes in the cauldron of conundrum.
The mysterious alchemy of mental metamorphosis
reveals the fantasy façade of perplexing transformation.
In the disorderly squall of divesting dismay
my marooned mind is disheveled to a dishabille state,
splinters the secret leitmotif of the embedded emotions,
the confounded cascade of consternation carries them away.
When disparity develops from consuming closeness,
dancing to the music of mystifying maze makes no sense.
At the end of the day our riddled roads diverge disoriented,
I choose within ambiguity the one that takes me away from you.
Our differences are like pieces of puzzle called life,
I drift with no rancor out of the realm of extant enigma.
I won’t explore you if at night you become mystery aurora,
I’d walk on the pathway of my life the way I want, for it’s mine.
In the live network of intricate unassailable design,
layer on layer, the latticed mind is stratified,
the spiritual strata of the innate awareness align,
unique sagacious patterns of perception are unified.
Many existential attributes of sole distinction gain
access to the sanctum of the secret psychic recess,
transcend undefined the fading limits of joy and pain,
as fluid sense merge with the sea of absolute consciousness.
In my journey within as an introspective explorer,
I discern the enlightened soul in the sanctuary of bliss,
suffusing me with the supreme essence of divinity,
I get liberated from the dungeon of the corporeal abyss.
I am then the immutable hymn of the sanctified soul,
echoing through the melodic strata of consciousness.
The devout mantra intoned in the temple of the heart,
resonates with the symphony of the sacred spirit.
I am the shared essence of the connected oneness,
transcending the self-seeking perimeter of individuality.
The cosmic creator of the resounding silence of eternity
makes my awakened soul proclaim the divine decree I am He.
The disordered sands of entropy,
churned by the wheel of chaotic time,
settle on the stratified shelf of the disorganized life.
In moments moving with perturbed dispersed dust,
the truth of trust oscillates in tumult
on the ruffling ripples of mayhem.
In the bewildered efflux of errant disarray,
everything rumpled changes in nonplussed instants,
except for the notion of change.
The mystifying alchemy of metamorphosis
reveals the real façade fragile
of the perplexing psychic transformation.
In the baffling squall of divesting dismay,
my mind disheveled in befuddled moments
into a dishabille state of confusion,
splinters the leitmotif of the embedded emotions.
The confounded cascade of consternation
carries them away to the abyss of oblivion.
Yet, when my castle of sand on the shore of yearning
tumbles down in a clutter of dispersed debris,
in its disorientation I discover discombobulated
the emotive flute of dormant feelings,
play the tune of unfazed ecstasy,
making the lucid music of mystique memory.
I faced this man, looking like a portrait,
I heard him whisper from heart straight.
You’re bold and flagrant frank,
voice vibrates with cadence of confident airs,
you’re logical, at times tangentially crank,
eyes encase dulcet dreams, at times tears
In the latent lattice of intricate design,
layer on layer, your mind is stratified,
the sanguine strata of all assorted hues align,
unique psychic patterns are unified.
Many aspects of singular distinction hide
within the network of your mind’s cipher layers,
can’t be decoded by the world outside,
the reticent sense of silent self never cares.
An insular captive of your mental making,
you’re you, an inimitable loner,
in your lane you see the aliens walk forsaking,
you’re defined by your essence sober.
These are the entity attributes of you people view,
different from the rest around you, for you’re you.
I looked at the portrait somewhat closer,
saw this man stare at me from the mirror.
The sands of entropy the wheel of chaotic time churns,
settle on the stratified shelf of the disorganized life.
In moments moving with the dispersed dust of perturbation,
the truth of trust oscillates on the ruffled ripples of disorder.
In the bewildered efflux of errant disarray,
everything rumpled changes, except for change.
The mystifying alchemy of metamorphosis
reveals the real façade of perplexing transformation.
In the disorderly squall of divesting dismay
my mind is disheveled to a dishabille state,
splinters the leitmotif of the embedded emotions,
confounded cascade of consternation carries them away.
Yet, when my castle of sand on the shore of yearning
tumbles down in a clutter of scattered debris,
in its disorientation I discover the dormant flute of feelings,
play the tune of ecstasy with the music of memory.
In the imagery network of intricate design,
layer on layer, the metaphoric mind is stratified,
the levels of innate awareness are aligned
with the unique perspective patterns unified.
Many elements of the singular identity secures
access to the secret sanctum of psychic recess,
transcend the timeless thresholds of joy and pain,
as senses merge with the supreme consciousness.
My metamorphosed mind turns into an inventor,
makes a mirror with the luster of mirage for me.
I look into it reaching the self-aggrandized oasis,
where it is only me as Narcissus I always see.
The blow of tormenting time breaks the mirror,
my ethereal essence transforms it into a window.
I see the twilight gleam shimmer in the horizon,
beckons me to start a new journey before sundown.
I travel within as an introspective probing voyager,
perceive the eternal soul in the alcove of bliss,
suffusing me with the absolute aura of divinity,
I get liberated from the hold of mortal abyss.
________________
March 7, 2023
Contest : Break The Mirror
Sponsored by : Unseeking Seeker
Soaring storm seethes in the seamless sky
Tracks tormenting terror in anguished air
The stratified wind doesn’t understand why
The abrasive turbulence it should share.
Afflicting anger flares in the spiteful mind
Smolders the sullen life’s cinders to bear
The ashes of angst fly far failing to find
The rationale why empathy doesn’t care.
Heaving haze holds the humid horizon won
Spreads the shroud of gripping gloom severe
Clumps of clouds drift away from the spent sun
Hoping from the dark a bright day would appear.
Seething sorrow simmers in the marooned mind
Permeates pain in life drowned deep in despair
Serene soul blooms bliss to dispel agony unkind
Fecund hope seeds happiness in dry drops of tear.
_______________
August 10, 2022
Emotions : Despair, Hope
Rhyme checked at RhymeZone.com
Contest : Strong Emotions
Sponsored by : Emile Pinet
In the live network of intricate design,
layer on layer, the mind is stratified,
the strata of innate awareness align,
unique sagacious patterns are unified.
Many attributes of sole distinction gain
access to the fold of secret psychic recess,
transcend undefined limits of joy and pain,
senses merge with absolute consciousness.
I reach within as introspective explorer’s entity,
discern the enlightened soul in the bay of bliss,
suffusing me with supreme essence of divinity,
I get liberated from the depth of dark abyss.
That’s the individuality of mine people see
behind the screen of singularity, for I am me.
________________
January 12, 2022
For A Brian Strand 1095 Contest
Atmosphere stratified over billions of years
Envelopes the Earth with protective layers
Saves lives from harmful cosmic radiation
Controls the climate and weather variation
Burns meteorites before they become curse
So the Earth doesn’t turn into another Mars.
Mountain peaks pierce invisible atmosphere
Air pressure decreases up the gradient there
Breathlessness sets in with oxygen depletion
Climber’s heart struggles albeit in jubilation
Clouds spiral in cyclonic low-pressure trough
Pour as rain and snow swept by winds rough.
Let the depressed life climb the mountain high
Rise over dreary atmosphere to touch the sky
Reach euphoria stratum where pressure is low
Enliven weathered life leaving the agony below
Ecstasy clouds will suffuse the mind at elevation
Drizzle in your soul as the shower of exaltation.
December 30, 2021
Contest : Weather
Sponsor : Angela Tune
Stream gushes on
The rocky terrain
My boat plunges
In the whirlpools’
Spiralling anguish
Attrition perpetuates, time to get on the sail
The savior winsome winds of uplifting solace
Sanctum of stratified darkness freezes within
Time to paint patina of joy on petals of hope
The sky crumbles
On sands of time
Hues of rainbow
Rapture dissolve
I drown in the sea
Of boundless bliss
Enlightened I find
The oneness divine
Illumined between
The supreme & me
_______________
September 23, 2021
Contest : Crossroads
Sponsor : Kim Rodrigues
For Brian Strand's Contest A Strand (1049)
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