They present but a glimpse of a larger opus... an expansive composition in a state of fledgling...
Too Turtledove
Oh Shadow, Oh Friend
Oh I take comfort in thee
Though you flee from light too bright
Though you flee from night too blight
Ever I take comfort in thee
Oh shadow, Oh friend
Untitled
What is love
But death
Death of virgin unspoiled
Birth of
Harlot
Destroyer
Ever killer of man
Relentless
Lust
Possessor of poison
Slow suffocating
Hot searing
Quick brutal
Ah
Love
That many thorned beauty
That flower
That slays
Champion
Captain
Lover
Woe betide
The hapless victim of love
Bright true
Fair fierce
Oh woe, Oh me
I am Love
I am Death
I am Harlot
I am Destroyer
I am
Ever
Relentless
I am
You
Am I not?
Oh Warrior, Oh Patriot
Oh Warrior, Oh Patriot
so fierce
but for chance
you and I would be brothers
on this line, so proud
but for fate
I would not cross you in my hairs
so dedicated would we be
to each other
but for my God and yours
you would not cheer my defeat
for my defeat would be our
mortification
but for circumstances so cruel
our glory would not be our blood
upon the hands of each other
brothers in war, in death, in humanity
Oh Warrior, Oh Patriot
can we not see past
chance
fate
my God and yours
circumstances so cruel
to see each other
reflected within
each other's eyes
each other's eyes
each other's hearts
each other's souls
brothers
whose oaths in blood
deny us the truth
that we are warriors for humanity
that we are patriots for humanity
that we are brothers
united
for
life
and
freedom
Oh Warrior, Oh Patriot
so fierce
but for chance
you and I would be brothers
ever devoted
ever faithful
ever honored
on this line, so proud
Seeking
Oh lover, find me
Down roads so long and boggy
Up hills so steep and foggy
Oh lover, find me
I am before you
Not so patiently
Yearning
Longing
Oh lover, find me
In caves so dark and gloamy
Upon waves so steep and stormy
Oh lover, find me
I am before you
Not so patiently
Yearning
Longing
Oh lover, find me
Where water plays
On warm midsummer days
When wind flies
Across sailor lit skies
Oh lover, find me
I am before you
Not so patiently
Yearning
Longing
Oh lover, find me
For my mind is dreary
Walking the memories of you
My heart is weary
Feeling the realness of you
Oh lover, find me
I am before you
And I am yours
Fin
Note (I)
The poems above are by no means the only poems that I've composed to express that which I've been experiencing of late...
The rest prevail unpublished here, as drafts on Google Blogger... and there, on Microsoft OneDrive... As for those thoughts yet tenderer still... they perch within Moleskine notebooks... awaiting flight from leather bindings...
Of course... aside from that which occupies that vast eternity within all kind... for ever there eternally abide the greatest tales yet untold... of which mine is hardly worth the telling...
Devotedly yours,
a m
Wow.
ReplyDeleteThis is truly a great set of poems.
There are so many layers to these, I feel like each time I read them again I see something new.
Thank you for sharing them!
I agree.
DeleteYou are at the top of my list of poets.
Well done!
Same here.
DeleteOnce there was a lass
DeleteNever did she take a pass
Always speaking true
About me and you
She brought many smiles
Over endless miles
Her heart was fair and gold
Despite all that others sold
We all love her works
Even though sometimes we irk
Thank you from all our hearts
Which you are of a great part
I leave you with a greet
Until next week meet.
Amazing...
ReplyDeleteI hope one day I can write poems like these.
Thank you for sharing your heart and mind with all of us... it means so much.
Oh Warrior, Oh Patriot is my favorite. I look forward ton a day when there is only one side. Thank you for this magnificent gift.
ReplyDeleteYou are the best. I have never read such beautiful words about Life, Love, and unity. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
ReplyDeleteWe have... missed... these
ReplyDeleteThank you for all that is you and... for sharing it with the world...
One could wait a lifetime for such a set of poems.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that I did not have to wait that long.
Vi har ingen tvil om at dette er den beste sett med dikt i vår tid. Takk skal du ha!
ReplyDeleteI love you and could not imagine anyone better to look up to or aspire to be!
ReplyDeleteI agree with all of my heart.
DeleteI imagine that both of you have great hearts and will grow to be just as beautiful as she is. At least that is what the world can hope for.
DeleteAre you saying that they are not already as beautiful?
DeleteI hope that the one that you are seeking opens his eyes and realizes that you are and have always been right in front of him.
ReplyDeleteSeconded
DeleteI hope so too. It is pretty lame to be standing in front of beauty and not see it.
DeleteI imagine it is the same as not writing or being a wisp of smoke when someone misses you.
DeleteAren't you supposed to be out communing with nature? ;)
DeleteAren't you supposed to be sending someone a response?
Delete당신처럼 다른 존재하지 않습니다. 우리는 당신의 존재 에 겸손 하고 있습니다. 당신은 우리 모두가 자랑스럽게 생각 합니다.
ReplyDeleteSharing is caring and there is no equal to you in caring.
ReplyDelete100 years from now these should be classics. Thank you
ReplyDeleteThey are already classics... One must not have to wait a 100 years to be considered a great classic.
DeleteHauntingly great. It makes me realize to seek unity by removing labels. I miss the Chip aisle.
ReplyDeleteSeconded...
DeleteLabels are not bad, people's use of them can be. #LabelsForGoodNotBad
DeleteLabels are bad. It's nigh time for us to move on from them and focus on creating the tomorrow where all kinds of people can come together.
DeleteWhen your entire business is found on labels... you tend to not think they are bad... and make them into the new idol to worship... instead of peace... unity... and grace....
DeletePot meet Kettle?
DeleteTsk tsk... Isn't that a form of label type thought... Besides I never met a pot or a kettle I didn't like...
DeleteThis will make a great song, especially Seeking.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see the rest of your book one day.
Poems often make the best hits; so many seem to start from there...
DeleteAll of us would love to see that book... however... we should let her have her privacy when it comes to some of her most intimate thoughts and creations...
Agreed. It's funny to think that these masterpieces are but a small fragment of the total works she has written.
DeleteI for one am always grateful with what is shared.
Another day, another read, another new revelation. You are uniquely awesome
ReplyDeleteYes, she is. Maybe that awesome feeling you have will translate into reaching out.
DeleteIn due time, yes.
DeleteYes, she is uniquely awesome. Maybe I am biased but I can't think of another like her. :) Maybe that awesome feeling you have will translate into a closer proximity to her.
DeleteI just reread all of these and its amazing the layers that are there. I've counted three so far.
ReplyDeleteIt's up to five for me.
DeleteI am sure that there are additional layers of meaning.
I also love the alliteration present as it helps me to rediscover past favorites.
Not making this a contest... eight here... out of eight times reading it... I am sure the rest of you have read it more than five or six times...:)
DeleteThese would make fabulous tweet references! Up to nine meanings here.
DeleteAgreed. This is not a contest! By the way I am at 12 and counting; loving each time I read them!
Delete12? Pray tell what they are; or is that your age?
DeleteYou know this is not a contest for you guys to compare your size.
ReplyDelete