Undiminished Poems

Autumn Lingers

autumn lingers unfinished
though cold drops november 
rain and waits undiminished
'til native summer sun remembers
what could unmake
when days full ache
bloom autumn colors
quick winter all borders
golds greens yellows 
reds purples browns
a rusted rainbow frowns
as leaves scoot over meadows
fallen from mountain forest
after fields have given harvest
a father of one teaches his son. 
chase catching leaves for fun
they twist turn swivel pirouette
lunge leap slide slice 'til earth is whet
while boy staggers with arms stretched 
missing while dad knows misdirect fetched
two and three leaves while son fustrated
cries to quit but egged on infuriated
at last by chance or by  experience
claps and traps one in victory dance
Copyright © Cornelius Brantley | Year Posted 2024

Telemachus

Telemachus


Ask Telemachus!
Penelope is aware of your grief and glow, 
Go on, don't feel low 
You are her beach 
Fly high and across every breach.
 
Ask him:
She lived with you in Ithaca 
Wanna see you in Makka
Where there is a rift 
Pure air always lifts 
The sorrow of uncertain lot
And you never caught in the fret and fever of any sought. 

Ask him, 
She brought up thee 
And don't be a flee 
Swing like eucalyptus in the air
Be rare and don't fear.

Ask him 
You are the bright ray 
An undiminished sway 
Go and grip the intangible way
Come and click don't delay.

Ask him:
You are the light 
Glow and flow 
And don't feel low 
The world is full of foe.

Father Son Fall

autumn lingers unfinished
though cold drops november 
rain and waits undiminished
'til native summer sun remembers
what could unmake
when days full ache
bloom autumn colors
quick winter all borders
golds greens yellows 
reds purples browns
a rusted rainbow frowns
as leaves scoot over meadows
fallen from mountain forest
after fields have given harvest
a father of one teaches his son. 
chase catching leaves for fun
they twist turn swivel pirouette
lunge leap slide slice 'til earth is whet
while boy staggers with arms stretched 
missing while dad knows misdirect fetched
two and three leaves while son fustrated
cries to quit but egged on infuriated
at last by chance or by  experience
claps and traps one in victory dance

sublime scents

unreciprocated and even unrecognised 
it mattered not for the beautiful rose
as it exuded a sublime fragrance 
undiminished till it’s dying breath
standing thus erect till the very end
mourning not the petals fickle fate shed

The Blazer’s Put Away

The Blazer’s Put Away

The blazer’s put away now,
The medals in their drawer;
The polished shoes and formal tie
Back where they were before.

Commemorations over,
Reunions all finished;
Stories spun, marching done,
Old friendships undiminished.

Bands no longer play now,
Applauding crowds have gone.
But every day, each in their way,
Remembering goes on.

Who am I

body decays 
yet lust for life
is undiminished 

this innate vibrance 
signals the existence
of our eternal presence 

thus if we are that
we are not this form
which is but an interface

energising silence
with bliss magnetism 
our identity disappears 

feeling not thinking
awareness unblinking 
truth of our core is known

we are the light
that lights all lights
on earth for a sojourn

all that is manifest
is held by space-time
a bubble in realm dual

our eternal light
its renewal continual 
dwells in the heart of God

Seaweed

On one of the myriad bays
along the Maine coast. Keep the holocaust
at bay I said to Dave because
you’ll spend all day gathering
2,000 calories and still be miserable hungry.
An undiminished population of humans is risible.

Black spruce and balsam fir,
you can eat the inner bark
in a starvation emergency.
There’s plenty of Cornus—bunchberry—
each orange pith around the stone
worth maybe a quarter calorie.

Lots of sarsparilla but the fruits
not out yet and to date I have not
savored one. Let’s see—dandelion
of course and huckleberry but
the most important source of sustenance 
would be seaweed.

Learn your mushrooms! for the protein.
Accept the situation
come the apocalypse.
I struggle against my insignificance
but it would be better to struggle
against my ignorance.

Less effortlessness, more fishermanliness.
That’s the lesson of this Maine vacation
there’s a lot you can eat when in need—
the hips of roses and the pips of grasses.
And an endless supply of seaweed—
bladderwrack, dulse, kelp and thin green lettuce.

I Am a Poet

I am a poet,
But you'd never know it.
I speak with words of no import,
No sparkling or witty retort.

I am ordinary at best,
Not many are  impressed.
Invisible at times I feel,
Yet I know that I am real.

But put a pen in my hand,
And my muse takes command,
Sending words like a flood,
To flow in ink, as though blood.

Magically words appear on blank page,
Lyrical, rhythmic to engage,
Words of spiritual reflection,
Words of wit and introspection.

And when my muse has had her fill,
Of creativity's free will,
I look down at what is finished,
My amazement undiminished.

Yes, I am a poet.
To look at me you'd not know it,
But read my written words and you'll see,
A creative cache of poetry.

Zen Mode

we push and pull
without striving
in tranquil calm
enjoying the game
till the scorpion stings
then anguish binds
dragging us down
into darkness 
until we rebound
restoring equanimity 
but in the intervening space
between delusion and illumination 
the impressions imbibed
if viewed with nonchalance 
ends the purpose of earth life
since awareness is undiminished 
beholding itself in each wave
as life ebbs and flows

17-March-2023

Zen Mode

bliss always remains undiminished
but we mostly notice it not
heart insatiable, is always famished
trapped in a narrow thought slot

desire disables
silence enables

where are we?

12-March-2023

Bliss Bath

all aspects of our self
beauteous is each hue
bubbling spontaneously 
letting vibrancy renew

undiminished is elation
equal are dark and light 
for God is omnipresent 
heightening bliss delight

every breath is a miracle
as is rhythmic heartbeat
the vast void conspires
that love may love greet

unfettered like the breeze
soma nectar freely flows
all nodes within come alive
as rapture unbound grows 

07-February-2023

Zen Mode

is the plateau
in as it appears to us
mundane and commonplace

look again, oh hermit
let us infuse in the void
our agendaless vibrancy

may undiminished remain the sparkle 
of our soul’s innate luminescence 
in a time stretched continuum 

02-February-2023

Champion Again

??CHAMPION AGAIN!!! 

Common oath with the Gold,
She's two decades old,
Browny hair, tough skin dark toned,
Tobi's horse-wheel pull a two wheeled cart,
Breaks another record and grease our heart.

Some placed a bet before it starts.
Good wager wins if played smart
Cos Tobi's stare told me of a driving force within,
An undiminished thrust to always win
And with an urge not just to take part,
She ran like Sonic right from the start.

Before this tournament no one gave her the nod.
Reasonable humans adapt themselves to the world: 
The unreasonable ones persists 
in trying to adapt the world to themselves.
Tobi Amusan adapts the world of Commonwealth to herself.
Fills with quids, laurels & accolades her account & shelf.
This Nigerian Speed Queen achieved the unreasonable
And boost our ranking on the medal table.

Champion again, as she keeps bursting our bubbles,
Won Gold again in the Women's 100m Hurdles 
With a record 12.30secs in the Birmingham 2022.
Now she has conquered the world & claim laurels too!
Congratulations ???? ???????????

VickManuelPoetry {VMP}
Copyright©7thAugust2022.

Nip It In the Bud

vibrant cessation
an upward curve
of bliss in renewal
seeming fullness
vaporises free will
whereupon action
merely resonation 
with divine vibrance
reflected by presence
tested by the universe
for it’s true voidness
when the tides ebb
shrouded in darkness
which soul celebrates
with undiminished joy
recognising the play
uncaring of outcomes 
being a mist of bliss
offering no rancour
for identity to anchor 
thus free and unbound
walking on holy ground

19-September-2021

What Freedom Was

There was a time when freedom lived
She reached all parts of the world 
Like a soft wind 
Leaving the minds uncurled 
She was bold and proud 
People expressed their love to her aloud
All of her glory combined
One could say how they felt inside 
Opinions were described, defined 
Freedom wouldn’t leave you behind 
She was the essence of life 
Her power was enough to end all evil strifes 
It was a beautiful time to be alive
We really did thrive 
With her glory and grace
She could put a smile on your face 
Leaving her mark in every single place
When she would win
We could celebrate and dance the night away 
Always made you feel good within 
Her patriotism echos the playful blissful sounds of a violin 
After her song finished 
A standing ovation and applause would go undiminished
Life with her was not a crime
Freedom was our greatest time

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