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the tease of Earl Greywhen leaves speak they rustlethe tease of Earl Grey5 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
but shan't talk of lost cattle
out of bags like cats lying
purring perhaps stirring
gainsaying the language
of pictures - much fewer
than one thousand words
whispered soft - softer
ours to read into
by catching a hint of
some spiciness brewed
a sugaring of love -
or upcoming danger
a giving or taking
from whom in this strange land
once was a stranger
by this chance assessed
through one's cup or glass
darkly lit yet it be
from wet leavings of tea
hopefully let it be
the sugaring of love -
llp - dA - jan2013
DD - feb1/2013
safetyin awesafety4 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
i watched
breath stilled
you strolled in fire
as if in verdant pasture
you
though exposed
were composed
holding close secrets
flame in your spell
dispelled all madness
you appeared ablaze
that they
who would care to
come near
would not dare to
what was real
remains veiled
yet remembered
what was not
memory dimmed
is regarded
in grace
you walked
strong - proud
you emerged unscathed
a Phoenix
having realized you
my heart stays
in your care
so it abides
guiding
from this focused mind
gliding to yours
one third Earth distant
love and
we all are"i am, i am, i am",we all are3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
the lovely young lady's plea.
though i'm unsure of what she means,
in myself is a set of three...
combined - all partial,
alone - not impartial,
effect - superficial,
adjusted identity.
there is the one i think i am,
another, for others to see,
and then, the one behind the scenes,
who's hidden even from me.
llp - jan'10 - dA
a qualification upon durationdeatha qualification upon duration3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
always a wraith
sometime to loom - then bloom
not a black rose
merely what opens
someday shall close
there is a pact
writ upon birth
signed by first breath
to greet with grace
accept with respect
ultimate death
'you are' is not just
'you're not' is a must -
resiliency given thee
some 'times' might seem heavenly
so long it may last - but
let endings be fast...
llp - oct2010 - dA
you want epic?envision in your mind,you want epic?2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
every atom in the universe.
you can't, but try anyway.
then realize -
one super-colossal 'mind'
encompasses all that... us included.
not an interventionist ruling-god mind,
no, i speak of the field
which harbours the cosmic-atomic laws,
the one which maintains perpetual history,
thus allows total nonzero evolution,
to an eventual
peaceful
sustainable
ultimate
universal
destiny... that one!
our quantum field
within our quantum brane,
our universe,
our home -
crowded dispersive,
with billions of sentient species,
all connected instantaneously,
yet unaware consciously... thus far.
llp - apr2011 - d
dispelling mourning mistunaware of medispelling mourning mist3 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
nature in quiet growing
hear this man inside
to nurture natures equal
in solitude common growth
llp - dec'09 - dA
make no mistakea couple,make no mistake2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
perspectives
perfectly matched,
should persist,
perhaps.
those not well paired,
yet held securely,
like a harvest past its time,
tend to rend apart.
beware. pheremones,
soft and moth hypnotic,
compel tunnel vision.
one may not sense the presence
of some soul-
mate searching perfect heart.
for empathic empowerment,
cast off blinders;
let keepers
attract their finders.
llp - jan2011 - dA
not quite a love poemfinally, deservingnot quite a love poem3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
what it took long to see,
and thank, for the gift.
not now a part of my life,
this bed of mine
long ago made.
now truthfully, i lie,
wakeful -
to contemplate you,
then meditate my soul to sleep.
to dream of reaching,
no chance of touching,
[haystack needle].
here, i keep faith with connection,
to heed some basic need -
heavy feelings flow to,
some from.
is this enough?
a dichotome of vision,
blurred by the heart,
but love is not blind.
what is here should be of use.
and, it shall be, if allowed...
perception, altered by reality,
senses, alerted by serendipity -
to the difference in what is there,
earthly mattersexistence is a shoreearthly matters1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
we arrive to/depart from
everything interweaves here
waves rumble and break
grinding, eroding, wearing
bring life, growth, death
synergy and symbiosis
drifting up and sifting down
this planet, and we, so evolve
llp - jan2012 - dA
at a losshave you, like i,at a loss3 years ago in Philosophical More Like This
used up too many words?
has inspiration slipped away,
no verbal thrift
to gift that rainy day?
where look to find
a case to plead,
the field to harvest
hearty seed?
this is not selfishness
nor greed,
our souls require release,
crave space to play.
llp - may'10 - dA
the firing of CEOsit is said that self deceptionthe firing of CEOs3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
means much stressful mental rust.
large leaders self deceive the most -
subconscious chars their inner toast.
spontaneous,
thus,
someday they must
explode, combust.
consider the heat
from calories burned -
first to ashes,
then to dust.
so, as their minds incinerate,
their children's children know them not,
except as driven men of fate -
distracted lives; their lies are hot.
there is no bird of Phoenix arising
from their ashes - not surprising.
llp - sep2010 - dA
the lady's wrathhe mocks your thoughts - [his future bride]the lady's wrath3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
there thrusts aside
in public deride
the stately grace you hold inside
his sadistic ego stuns your pride
with brutal remarks - blurted - snide
such disrespect
you must not further abide
face shading red
you - eloquent
vent vitriol
vituperation
threaten his being
via leveled invective
he stutters - turns pale
this pleases you!
it's plain to see
externally blanched
he's internally charred
but just to make sure
you broil him some more
so!
your burning rage
has turned his page
stripped and flayed
drawn and quartered
embalmed, entombed
bricked and mortared
displayed
disbursed
dissipated
sense time - first to fifththe effect of its passagesense time - first to fifth3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
we hear in wind whispers.
its smell is impelled
by arrival of spring.
seen as fruits ripen,
or skin turns from firm,
tis felt when new vigor
depletes to late langour,
but taste of time passing
requires a refreshing.
or, perhaps we should speak of spirit.
time is yours,
you - fresh and lovely.
i - a spirit, age slowly...
llp - jul2010 - dA
e-van-d-alizationpeople don't on purpose pursue the false, bute-van-d-alization3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
no evidence is needed when the gut is heeded,
and nice to think there'll be forgiveness given
despite how lowly one has sinned or cheated.
an endorphin rush gives added push to words,
when shouted in some charismatic surge
of manipulation upon the captive brain,
[easier one might stop a runaway train].
surrounded by a fearing family shunning doubt,
to query is to dare the devil demon out.
false effective invectives perpetuate the lie,
prayed upon at birth and as you live and die.
every clown around you seems to be in thrall.
you feign to walk in step, but question every call.
llp - jan'10 - dA
your aura or minesome say we have aurasyour aura or mine4 years ago in Open More Like This
of various colours,
perhaps depict genes
forming our natures -
and biases from,
and reactions to,
the hearty laughs,
or strife of life.
might our inherited inborn selves,
[to take or give]
lean to red
or trend toward blue?
trauma, illness and other things,
bad or good,
make variations
in the hue?
if emotions cause change -
does envy tinge green?
a dark mood might blacken.
would 'glad' be sun-yellow?
could it be true,
when feeling down,
we're deeper darker
nighttime sapphire too?
llp - dec'09 - dA
singular human evolutionif we pay attention,singular human evolution2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
we learn daily.
if we're open to ideas,
theories may blossom.
if we're truly aware,
we will be informed.
experience is neither sand -
strewn to disguise lies,
nor stones -
set to shield beliefs.
experience is like a sculpture,
formed more complete each day,
evolving in truth,
but forever unfinished.
all things, neither proven nor dis-proven,
must be held 'as-if' they 'may' be true...
until tomorrow,
when they shall be challenged again.
llp - jun2011 - dA
a given lifefingers,a given life2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
suggesting mild autism,
may sanction a semi solitude,
of here, [alone], with friends.
just past,
a weekend with family,
love - intermingling,
the alone - lingering.
now,
sublimity
in the solitary.
is this nature - mine,
decreed at birth?
perfection of action,
conveyance of nuance,
my drives, alive.
this life, not theirs,
nor yours, yet
our ideas touch,
across distance and time,
and that... is fine.
such is nature - ours,
endowed at birth.
llp - apr2011 - dA
secular and open...[to cleanse]secular and open...4 years ago in Open More Like This
like water filtered
through the earth
to purify,
to re-emerge
in springs
to pool in sanctity
to your,
[and through your]
inner you
i speak -
to ask your inner you
the truth
to seek.
[to understand]
cupping of the waters
cool,
for slaking
of the thirst,
for freshening
your spirit well,
the reason
is a deeper tell,
ensure you know
the truth of you
is beautiful,
ensure the worth of you
is recognized -
and loved within
the sorrow
of your soul.
[to remember]
waters,
flowing bodily
bring the blood
of health,
rid you
of the notion
you would waste
away in stealth.
love of self
is knowledge
you m
whisperedillumination dimmed,whispered3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
yet lit as if twilight -
enough to see deep within her eyes,
deep to warmth of soul,
deep to inspiration,
for words to well up,
to whisper.
along side her lips he whispers,
and past her ear,
along her neck,
to where connects with shoulder.
her essense he inhales,
to exhale his words of love,
in whispers.
his gaze arises again
to dwell within her eyes.
so sincere from his soul,
he tells her of his feelings,
in fervent whispers.
he places his palm along her cheek;
leans to lightly kiss forehead, eyes, nose.
then, he takes one finger,
places it beneath her chin,
lifts with care, to bring
aroundyour words seem relaxed. [don't ask me how]around3 years ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
my brow un-clenches; breath becomes slow.
sans poet intent, but it shall be,
for you [being you] will will it to be.
in this world, you keep me dreaming.
with you in mind, basis - reason of being.
time and time, as tomorrows flow by,
you'll reach my thoughts; erstwhiles, i'll sigh.
llp - jan'10 - dA
sweet and beautifulbeginnings, now beginning -sweet and beautiful3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
[just the jotting of a starting]
this poem inspired by you,
you, more sweet than beautiful,
more beautiful than sweet.
does it depend on temperature,
time of day or night,
sitting to the left of me,
standing on the right?
no, it depends on how you feel,
the subject of the day,
relationships with others,
all the do and say.
both attributes will vary,
with daily ebb and sway,
...but neither sweet nor beautiful
shall ever fade away.
llp - may'10 - dA
warm updawning, a seasonwarm up1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
alarms the psyche.
resets clockwork;
feel possibility!
gears turn hands;
spring is unwound,
ticking - chirping
timely sounds.
dew sits lightly.
sun slides northly,
warmly seen.
hearts start to lean.
feet are dancy.
pants get antsy.
llp - apr2012 - dA
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