Poetry
Something to read between readings
A growing collection of poems, some previously published in magazines and anthologies. I like the micro poem. Short on words, with lingering imagery. Other type poems. lyrics, and writings will be added. But maybe not! LOL
© Seraphim
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THE IMMORTAL SPRING
I enter the temple
of space and time,
that used to be my prison,
though I committed no crime.
Except the fitful wondering of what life would bring,
if I dared to taste of the Immortal Spring.
It flowed from the mountains
from beyond the sun,
its age was ageless,
before time had begun.
Formulating its essence from that which is unseen,
born were the waters of the Immortal Spring.
I kneel at the fountain
of my life's desire,
gazing at the water
that sparkles like fire.
As I touch my lips to the golden ring,
I drink from the cup of the Immortal Spring!
PEACE, BE STILL
Dust flies among the trees,
glory is revealed
among the illustrious branches.
And we've come to rest,..
beside a pool of water.
FLOWER ON A POND
Formulating on the wind,
I hear a stillness
fall across an open field
in a distant summer.
In some long gone yesterday
I touch you, on your shoulder,
and whisper softly,
your name.
Rene' ... a cool flower on a pond.
Rene' ... the water lily.
It went on for some time how the sun
used to glisten and shine
through the trees.
And this moment was caught,
and in its cage it fluttered about.
We climbed the hill only to find,
that we loved each other.
Rene' ... a cool flower on a pond.
Rene' ... the water lily.
When we got married,
God made planets line up
like a string of pearls across
the infinite sky.
And we walked through a Japanese garden
and took pictures of goldfish
as they swam
quietly,
through the lilies.
DESIREE' ROSE
Desiree' Rose, sweet flower of life,
eternally striving,
looking forward
to the cross of time,
for redemption.
Product of risk and chance,
marching out
through the doors of eternity
with a smile.
With the eyes of technology,
I've seen you.
You are ancient,.. yet brand new.
MOVE ON
Miracle so divine!
Come to me, oh precious life.
Be not afraid to be born,
even within this moment.
Leave that womb
which is your tomb, your prison,
only to be entombed again,
to live out your sentence
and walk the earth.
Here there are trees and birds and sunshine.
Where you are, only darkness,.. yet safe, and secure.
Never be content with certainty my child,
it is a mistake.
Don't be deceived by security,
for there is no such thing.
Always move onward, forward.
Nothing can harm your soul, but you.
Always move, from womb to womb, from birth
to birth, from death to death. Never stop.
For that is wrong. Rest, but do not stop.
Take your liberty, but then, move on.
RESIDE
Speak to me not,
of time's redundant caravan.
Its chain or its harvest.
Speak to me not,
of love's fraudulent wings.
Their shadow or their escape.
THEY
They seem to run and hide
from the light.
They seem to run and hide
in the night.
They'd kill you with their looks if they could.
They seem to fear everything that is good.
They see it,
can't believe it,
but they know that it's true.
They fear it,
can't come near it,
cause they know if they do,
it'll be the end.
They tell you
that they're having a time.
Committing all of their sin
and their crime.
But they don't know what they do or they say
will come back home after them some day.
They see it,
can't believe it,
but they know that it's true.
They fear it,
can't come near it,
cause they know if they do,
it'll be the end, of time!
Wheel of Fortune
To this crooked world of sorrow
a tear fell down from heaven.
It hit the ground with redundant sound;
but no one would behold
to see the tear of heaven
for theirs were seven-fold.
So they cursed with the air that they breathe,
and tomorrow comes to conceive,
they believe
the wheel of fortune turns the world around.
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SEA BIRD
I strolled along
on the naked beach,
in search of the lost-tracked conqueror.
When I fell into your seashell happiness,
I awoke, clothed with the bright feathers
of dawn.
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Save Yourself
Implications
by dire embellishment,
the invincible
enchantment
of the easy life
lived by most men;
give up hope!
Save the world?
Ha! insanity.
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In the Night
A tear falls
in bitter anguish,
at days decline
a door closes,
sleep,
even draws him, to sleep.
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