Memory Universe Poems

Line of inquiry: To which image should we cling?

“We have been here a thousand times before
Memory erased, each time we begin anew
Of hands held tenderly,...

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I see you flinch, but the universe spins without aid,
Beloved, our world dances in circles, yet we anchor in place.
You forget the shadow and the...

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Beauty appears as different things to different people
It may be the reaching up of a towering steeple 
Or something pleasing to the eye
Like blending blues...

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Beyond The Nothingness

If the Universe vanishes
music remains
Each note but a memory
—forever refrained

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)


The Treasure

Life as a system
sits proudly alone
Unlike any other
secure on the throne

Not...

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Written 14  October For:
No. 1249 New Poetry Only Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand 

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An old tree fell this evening,
Its ancient heart surrendered to the saw's cruel embrace,
The gnarled branches yielding to human ambition.
Nobody listened to the crying sparrows,
Their...

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In the realm where transient souls entwine,
Heartfelt strides, messages divine.
Though fleeting, your presence stirs my soul,
In the universe's decree, we find our role.

With threads delicate,...

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Life met me in the alley, shattered and torn,
As if violated by cruel invaders’ scorn.
But I gathered her broken fragments, piece by piece,
And adorned her...

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Love song. Remember that love is in our actions. 

Giving action to our love
By Michelle Morris
06/05/2023

When I long for your kiss
You appear as in a...

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My mind mainly meanders where I yearn –
A universe where I cannot return,
To lament my life’s unchangeable truth
And exhume choicest corpses of my youth.
Maundering 'midst...

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FRAGMENT I
The cars chrome beetle shell brilliant under a harsh sun, blinding

FRAGMENT II
Grey, the color of rain on windows sills, soft white thunder echoes, the...

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Inspired by Leo Ward's legendary glass sculpture: The Bluebird of Happiness. Leo passed away in 2017. His memory lives on through his creativity and good...

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I claim my Egyptian heritage of
Love, rivers, healing
Geese fly high above our pyramids 
Those rocks moved with magnetic
music
Light cascading through space
Thoth dances above our crowns

I...

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This room is odd…
Do I remember it? 
This house is big but surely…

I have been in this room before
The paintings are odd in subject matter,
Execution,...

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A trio of people 
stand arms embraced
all distant in space
Around a fourth 
all forgotten of face
The room is bare 
only a single bulbs 
hangs here...

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