Poem – Page 21 – My Tales Within

Not what it is

All colours and firm Tyres are doing a good job But not who it is

Nowthat the celebrations endAndThe glasses lie emptyThe meaning is clearBeyond the sparkle Nowthat the cacophony endsAndthe din is quietthe vision is clearBeyond the blur NowThat the goodbyes are doneAndThe home is emptyThe feeling is clearBeyond the smiles NowThat moments are stillTrapped in picturesThe memories are clearPlucked out from timeEtched beyond time NowThat I look back,Continue reading “Memories trapped in Pictures”

Lifeless eyes

The lifeless eyes stareThe wooden wings spread in vainRooted in sunlightSpread on wall in surrenderReal eyes stay in shadows #tankatuesday

Together for forever

They carry a burden Their pace is slow they will reach This for sure They know they are moving they are together they are already there They are Forever

Cost of Bliss

Time for check in Was later And for check out Was early The place was a beauty heavenly I could say Somethings were paid for For others there was a cost Everything was desirable Everything I wanted The time however was limited Too many choices too many sights initial moments were spent To orient andContinue reading “Cost of Bliss”

Unplugged

There is a cordHanging and tangledRunning the full lengthtill it wrapsthe senses there is a trapbinding and comforting numbing the worldtill it createsthose fences there lies the ‘likes’and there lies ‘dislikes’ toolured by satisfactiontill it formsthe pretences there lies the edge of the holeinviting and scarycan’t stop the slidetill it reaches the endless end thereContinue reading “Unplugged”

Why does the wind sing?

img_4073 Rooted to their spots Swaying merrily in the wind Why does the wind sing?

Oracle – Tanka Tuesday

Colleen has crafted a challenge to write an acrostic poem with a syllable count of 8, 9, or 10 syllables per line or a mixture of these syllable counts, and our choice of words are: MAGICAL, CHARM, SPECTRE, FANTASY, CONJURE, UNICORN, IMAGINATION, ORACLE, or MALEVOLENCE. I am drawn to the word ORACLE Now I don’tContinue reading “Oracle – Tanka Tuesday”

There lies the moment

In the rush of things The moment stops Somewhere between Earlier and later And that’s where There is no speed No expectations No comparison Nothing lesser or greater But there lies still the intent of motion And the sense of purpose The seed of every future a pure slice of the creator There lies theContinue reading “There lies the moment”

A live performance

She swoopedWith practiced ease perfect balanceperfect poise millions of eyes focussed on onewith precision and least noise Wings invisibletoo quick for the eyeskeeping it staticbefore the final dive Dipped in nectar nearest to blissyet sure of her purposeto fill up the hive A work of artdone as a routineand a performanceI saw it live