Autumn Sway
golden leaves in flight
chilly breeze whirls through the trees
sunshine fades away
rancid scent hangs in the air
autumn firmly holds its sway.
I close my eyes
savouring the memory
of the clash of waves
and rhythmic sway
that rocked my childhood
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mesmerized by nature’s pendulum
the rhythmic motion of the tides
I listen to the splash of waves
unfurl against the seashore
the ever undulating flow of waves
the hypnotizing sway of water
it’s the perfect appetizer before
enjoying every sunset as it falls
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When you flew in with the fellows of the flowers-
I knew the apples and where the strawberries rang...
Every doorbell in the garden boasted the entire jungle-
And when the stalk minded every river...
You were the power to the chime!
Though we did wonder, tall as the stars-
The stuff of bells where peppers called...
Yet lonely rise the potato patch
How simply things could be-
Poppies, lillies, and the squash...
And fronds on the mic to revel in a riot-
So raving past the roots, the swing...
As sure as fire bird she dawned-
The plus as all come raise the drums...
The muddy glow as seen as law-
The rarest hat since roses bloomed...
As righteous winds of storm the tune-
A virtous wood and plains afar...
The bird of paradise claimed the floor...
And all did shake so sang some more-
The daisies danced, the pumpkins laughed...
And every zuchini with every stack-
The house was loaded with Peppermint zeal...
The whole herbal creation alighted the steal...
The best was meant to come!
He is always rubbing me everywhere in the right way.
He is always so forward in how he makes both our bodies sway.
He always pleasures me so well, wishing he can forever stay.
The night's here
And the day's away
Let's begin our task
Just dance and sway.
Wind is getting cold
Clouds are gathering again
Let's get really bold
Cause it's going to rain.
The night is about to pass
The day is ready to start
I'm not willing to stop
But the day wanna play its part.
- Ridah Tariq
I am so tired
At kitchen table
Cat stare orange
I sit on chair
Handkerchief red, pencil box black
Chair cat grey
I shut my eyes and think of blue
I open and shut my eyes
I sway my body back and forth in a gray soft robe
I sway
I will leave my house in this mess
Water in the sink like stream, like puddle, silver, then fade
Box on the floor like brown
Shoes with cat
Open drawer
Ribbon
White cat floor
Jacket, scarf, jacket, shawl
Clock
Three hours backward
Couch like homeless lumps
Humming electric ==============
Screen saver swim swim swim
I could have peanuts, coffee
I could have lotion
Pillows, blankets, get naked
Joy, curl
Slide sheets say, “Home”
Run my legs in the covers
Run run run
Blankets …
Blankets …
Warmer, mind sway
Swoom. Black screen.
Last eyeshow inside lids
The feeling
This feeling
Takes a day alone — to fall, to rest, to believe in real meaning
Meaning is in the darkness, the alone.
I fall like this out of this world into the darkness — thank you.
Blowing you a cherry kiss
From 3000 miles away
Know you are adored and missed
As the palms sway
Feeling your masculinity
In every winged word you say
Drowning in your denim divinity
As the palms sway
Leaving all indigo inhibitions
Like a child at peach play
Pure love amber ammunition
As the palms sway
Let rainbows paint my soul
As yellow you brighten my day
And lighten my heart of gold
As the palms sway
While sand caresses your toes
And thoughts are in outer space
My hands in green grass that grows
As the palms sway
Like a red kite you fly me
In breeze at dock of the bay
My love don’t deny me
As the palms sway
Say that you will be mine
Sweetheart don’t make me wait
To taste your love like white wine
As the palms sway
Sing me the Song of Solomon
Recite red psalms and purple pray
Come to me sweet olive man
As the palms sway
We have yet to meet
Yet we are of the same faith
Let us silver seek divine destiny
As the palms sway
Drift the hours away
no plans or goals to weigh
Whatever comes my way…
On the back of imagination
purest creativity
Fling aside reins of civility
Run together, each and every day
as the palm trees sway…
In a moment’s awareness, You gently stepped.
Held my hand, held my breath---
I took to resolve to dance with You,
In silence tap territories anew.
A galaxy of stars, passed the Milky Way
You held my hands as we sway.
My being no longer belongs to me.
You being in control, I cease to be.
As my eyes nestle in dreams,
You swing me round, in starry beams
Where time melts in seasoned crests
My feet uplifted, my heart in zest.
Open to all the moves you make,
I, like a feather, softly shake---
All the pain that I ever held,
No longer in memory ever cradled.
In your gaze I glimpse to view
The I, I thought, the I, anew.
In feverish surrender I bend aside,
Tapping my feet, over life’s tide.
Events and dreams blur as I
Gaze at You without a sigh,
Nestled in love as You sweep,
Me in Eternity, my heart You keep.
More murders in East Chicago today.
None of it matters, the green dollar has sway.
Drugs are the main cause of urban decay.
It goes on and on without any change
You gotta, know somebody's getting paid.
People are Dying in a Moral Hurricane.
at night slept on dreams
at day wake to nightmares so
sleepwalk and daydream
Lovely lady,
I'll sway around,
In stillness,
I'll sway around,
With you,
Red roses, orange sunflowers,
Purple, lavendar irises,
I'll sway around,
Sway around,
With you,
Lovely lady,
Sway around,
Like fine wine,
With your love all around,
Lay down in sweet fields,
Of love,
I see your Beauty,
In the garden flowers,
I feel your love,
In the moonlight,
Let the moon,
Soak the pain away,
Like the rain,
Every petal is part of a flowers,
Symmetry,
Every petal is part of a flowers,
Hymn,
Your dress and love,
In the wind
Reynaldo Casison
Where memories float in the dark recesses
An ethereal tune of all time.
The echos sound like whispering winds,
Evoking "Sway," as they gradually sway.
Words of life, forevermore,
Sail through difficult pathways.
A heart to discover with every note,
We feel a connection in "Sway's" embrace.
A passionate flight is made by the strumming of a guitar,
As it chases visions to the night.
Every line contains a glimmer of light,
And "Sway" leads us to put all of the wrongs right.
Bittersweet in all aspects,
The melody moves at a constant pace.
From happiness to suffering, love's retreat,
"Sway," tells us that life is complete.
The harmonies connect, the vocals merge,
"Sway's" clasp brings hearts together.
We redesign through peaks and troughs,
A voyage accompanied by music.
"Sway"'s chords weave together like strands of love,
Connecting faraway lands and skies.
Our tales were woven into tunes,
A divine gift of music that surpasses time.
Let's get to the song's refrain now.
We shatter the cord in the beat of "Sway."
We ease agony with each melody.
We will return to a harmonious world.
Why is it harder to say yes than no?
Is the pendulum biased to No side?
Is the seesaw weighted more on NO side
Why is it harder to sway up on a swing to yea?
It's fear that weighs you down!
Fear of what yea may mean.
afraid of being used,
afraid of being disappointed,
afraid of letting someone down,
afraid of being hurt,
afraid of being rejected,
afraid of being left alone,
afraid of being left vulnerable,
afraid of putting your heart on the line,
afraid of the unknown,
afraid of change,
afraid of failure,
afraid of stepping outside of your comfort zone.
But what are you missing out on?
Take the plunge from the high platform
of procrastination.
Give sway to yea, and let go.
The pool is deep, its surface quivering,
trembling with affable expectation.
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